Sher singh rana and milkha singh biography
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Makhan Singh, the Olympian who defeated Milkha Singh but lived a life of penury
On his 17th death anniversary, ThePrint recalls the life of the Indian speedster who lost his right leg in a tragic accident and lived the rest of his life in penury.
Sporting career
Makhan Singh was born on 1 July 1937 in Bathulla by in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district.
Singh took to athletics after being recruited in the Indian Army in 1955. His first win in major competitive friidrott came in 1959 when he won the bronze medal while participating in the Cuttack National Games.
The following year, at the National Games in Delhi, Singh won a gold medal in the short sprint and a silver medal in the 300m race.
Two years later came the victory that was to define his athletic career. The great ‘flying Sikh’ had already lost an Olympic medal in Rome in 1960. And then at the 1962 Kolkata National Games, Makhan went past in the 400m race.
In one of his interviews later, Milkha went on to say, “If ther
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Sher Singh Rana
Indian politician (born 1967)
Pankaj Singh Pundir (born 17 May 1976), popularly known as Sher Singh Rana[needs IPA] or S. Rana, is an Indian politician[2] who was sentenced for the 2001 vendetta-related assassination of Indiandacoit-turned-parliamentarianPhoolan Devi.[3] In August 2014, Rana was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of ₹100,000 (approximately US$1,600) for Devi's assassination, as well as charges of conspiracy, after a 10-year trial.[4] He was released from jail in 2016 after the court granted him bail.[5]
Early life
[edit]Sher Singh Rana was born as Pankaj Singh Pundir in a HinduRajput family in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India on 17 May 1976.[6][7]
Phoolan Devi assassination
[edit]Rana, along with two other men, murdered Phoolan Devi outside her home in New Delhi in July 2001. At the time of her assassination, ex-dacoit Phoolan Devi was a sitting Member of Parl
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Milkha Singh
Indian athlete (1929–2021)
For the Indian Test cricketer, see A. G. Milkha Singh.
Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021),[a][2] also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He has won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Singh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
The race for which Singh was best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. He led the race till the 200m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Vari