Stormy Landscape with Philemon and Baucis. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens

Milkha Singh is one of the most outstanding athletes of India. He has earned the nickname of ‘Flying Sikh’ because of his marvelous running speed on the tracks. He dominated the Indian athletic scene in 1950s and 60s and enhanced the prestige of his country by his achievements. Milkha Singh in fact, measured his successes in distance