Those who dnt knw about milkha singh life apart from movie.... please do read it n share dis for unsung heroes.... Makhan Singh: Many would think, quite natural to think that way, that he too, like Milkha Singh, would have lead a very cosy life, enjoying constant fame and money, but the reality was quite the opposite. Life took a turn for the ugliest when he retired from the services and athletics. To make the bread of his life, he started his career as a Truck Driver along with his brothers in Nagpur. Just to avoid the shame of recognition, he went under a dummy name Rana. He used to stay with his family in a rented house in Nagpur. Earlier he used to drive trucks on contract for someone. Then he got his own truck by getting a loan from the bank. But fate had something else for him in store and he met with an accident on October 28, 1990. He spent several days in the hospital but his wounds on the leg were getting worse. Ultimately his leg was amputated on November 28, 1990. In 1998, he asked a politician for a gas agency allotted to him but the man demanded a bribe from one of India’s finest athletes. In 1999 he went to meet the Railway Minister in New Delhi to get a complimentary pass that Arjuna Awardees are entitled too. However, he could not get beyond the security guards. “I don’t know in which world my husband was living when he believed that a gold and a silver medal in the 1962 Asiad would make him a hero forever. He could have better finished college and got a decent job.” There is a cupboard stacked with chipped medals, faded photographs, rusting trophies and frayed newspaper clippings. If you think this is a treasure, her wife remarks, “No, this is junk.” Makhan Singhs last words to his kids were: Dont become a sportsperson, if I couldnt get anything while in sports, then what will you get. To protect the future of her kids, his wife finally gave up and offered to sell her husbands various medals and awards — including The Arjuna award. By this time, the government was forced to wake up from its slumber by Sushma Swaraj, who took the cause of the plight of his family in the Parliament, through which some respite followed.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:25:15 +0000
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