Nirmal Kaur Saini was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India women's national volleyball team. She was the wife of athlete Milkha Singh and the mother of Jeev Milkha Singh.
Born: 8 October 1938, India
Died: 13 June 2021, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Spouse: Milkha Singh (m. 1963–2021)
Education: Panjab University (1958)
Children: Jeev Milkha Singh.
It was in 1956 when Milkha first met Nirmal in Sri Lanka, erstwhile Ceylon. He was there to participate in a competition, and she was leading the Indian women's volleyball team against the Lankans. They met in a marketplace, and two Indians in an alien land formed a bond of friendship.
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