Nirmal Saini

Nirmal Sainik
Born	Nirmal Kaur Saini (1938-10-08)8 October 1938 Sheikhupura, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 82) Mohali, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Volleyball player
Employer	Captain of the India women's national volleyball team
Spouse	Milkha Singh ​ (m. 1963)​
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.

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

1. "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.
2. "Nirmal Kaur, Milkha Singh's wife, dies after fighting Covid-19 for 3 weeks". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
3. "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". Tribuneindia.com. 4 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
4. Papnai, Chitra (22 February 2009). "Swinging star". The Telegraph. India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. "Jeev Milkha Singh," the south-asian.com June 2002.
6. "Carry on, Jeev," The Telegraph (Calcutta, India), 4 November 2006.