Bakshish Singh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bakshish Singh

Indian field hockey player

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1970

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Bakshish Singh

  • Bakshish Singh (14 June 1928 – 21 September 1970) was an Indian hockey player who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
  • He studied at Khalsa college, Amritsar.
  • He served in Punjab police from 1948 to 1961.
  • He was a hockey coach in Khalsa college Amritsar for 2 years.
  • Hockey being the national game of India still is not cared much about.
  • Or given much importance to.
  • His wife, narinder Kaur Sandhu 80 years old stays in Chandigarh with her daughter and with no source of income to the old wife of the legend of his time.
  • Government should provide the widows of the legends with pension.
  • And make the national game truly one.

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