Milkha Singh

Person · Open Library

Born

1932

Works

2

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

India

Active from

1941-02-08

Active to

2011-10-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1

Total plays

1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage

   · 1998 · cited 25,226x

2. Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation

   · 1992 · cited 21,704x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,971x

4. Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3

   · 2024 · cited 15,264x

5. Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities

   · 2010 · cited 13,376x

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Quotes

• “Our entire village of Gobindpur Kot had been massacred, as the elders had taken a collective decision not to convert to Islam as they had been asked to. Among those killed were my parents and two of my sisters. My elder brother survived; a sepoy in the British army, he was posted at Multan. Two of my other sisters were married and lived elsewhere.”
• “My most enduring memory of that year is not the birth of India and Pakistan. I could not even comprehend what was happening. As a teenager from a backward village in Pakistan, I had never seen a cycle, car or train. I was completely bewildered at the turn of events. All that mattered was how to get my next meal, usually a roti and an onion.”
• “The track, to me, was like an open book, in which I could read the meaning and purpose of life. I revered it like I would the sanctum sanctorum in a temple, where the deity resided and before whom I would humbly prostrate myself as a devotee. To keep myself steadfast to my goal, I renounced all pleasures and distractions, to keep myself fit and healthy, and dedicated my life to the ground where I could practice and run. Running had thus become my God, my religion and my beloved,”
• “Our American coach, Dr. [Arthur W] Howard, had accompanied the Indian team [to Cardiff] ….Because of Dr. Howard's motivation and advice, I won heat after heat and effortlessly reached the finals.”
• “He emphasized that I must maintain my speed for the first 300 metres, and then give it my all in the last 100 metres. He said that if I ran the first 300 metres at full speed, Spence would do the same, although that was not his running strategy.”
• “Discipline, hard work, will power....My experience made me so hard that I wasn't even scared of death." But one story reflects his desire clearest.”

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Key facts

Nickname

The Flying Sikh

Nationality

Indian

Born

( 1929-11-20 ) 20 November 1929, Govindpura , Punjab , British India , (now Punjab , Pakistan )

Died

18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) (aged 91), Chandigarh , India

Occupation

runner

Employer s

Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab, India

Spouse

Nirmal Saini ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; died 2021 ) ​

Allegiance

India

Branch

Indian Army

Service years

1951–1964

Rank

Honorary Captain

Awards

Padma Shri

Sport

Track and field

Event

Sprinting

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport

Golf

Team

Asian Tour Mens

Position

Golfer

Nationality

India

via TheSportsDB