Nirmal Saini
Nirmal Kaur Saini (8 October 1938 – 13 June 2021) was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India women's national volleyball team.[1] She was the wife of athlete Milkha Singh and the mother of Jeev Milkha Singh.
Nirmal Saini | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nirmal Kaur Saini 8 October 1938 |
| Died | 13 June 2021 (aged 82) Mohali, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Volleyball player |
| Employer | Captain of the India women's national volleyball team |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5; including Jeev Milkha Singh |
Biography
She was born on 8 October 1938, in Sheikhupura, Punjab (now part of Pakistan).[2] She was Director of Sports for Women in the State Department. She graduated from Panjab University with a master's degree in Political Science in 1958.
Personal life
Nirmal Saini later married Milkha Singh.[3] She was the mother of 3 daughters and 1 son, golfer Jeev Milkha Singh and lived in Chandigarh. In 1999, they adopted the seven-year-old son of Havildar Bikram Singh, who had died in the Battle of Tiger Hill.[4][5][6]
She died on 13 June 2021, in Mohali, due to COVID-19; her husband died five days later, also from the virus.[2][1]
References
- "Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh's wife Nirmal dies due to COVID-19 complications | Off the field News - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "Nirmal Kaur, Milkha Singh's wife, dies after fighting Covid-19 for 3 weeks". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". Tribuneindia.com. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- Papnai, Chitra (22 February 2009). "Swinging star". The Telegraph. India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "Jeev Milkha Singh," the south-asian.com June 2002.
- "Carry on, Jeev," The Telegraph (Calcutta, India), 4 November 2006.