Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh (1929 - 2021) Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 and passed away on 18 June 2021. He was born in a Sikh family. His birthplace was Govindpura, a village 10 km (6.25 mi) from Muzaffargarh city in Punjab Province, British India now Muzaffargarh District, Pakistan. He was one of 15 siblings, eight of whom died before the Partition of india. He was orphaned during the Partition when his parents, a brother and two sisters were killed by Muslim mobs in the violence that ensued. He witnessed these killings. Escaping the troubles in Punjab, where killings of Hindus and Sikhs ...