Nirmal Saini | |
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Born | Nirmal Kaur Saini 8 October 1938 |
Died | 13 June 2021
Mohali, India | (aged 82)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Volleyball player |
Employer | Captain of the India women's national volleyball team |
Spouse | |
Children | 5; including Jeev Milkha Singh |
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.
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.
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]
Nirmal Saini | |
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Born | Nirmal Kaur Saini 8 October 1938 |
Died | 13 June 2021
Mohali, India | (aged 82)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Volleyball player |
Employer | Captain of the India women's national volleyball team |
Spouse | |
Children | 5; including Jeev Milkha Singh |
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.
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.
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]