English - Flying Sikh

*Why did the person who is narrating the story of Milkha Singh become a journalist? (Because he

was his role model and his struggle and rise to glory had inspired many.)

*What made Milkha Singh run fast? (during his school days he had to run for 10 kms to reach

school . He ran for his life during partition when his family was massacred. All this running perhaps

made him a runner)

*What motivated him to join the army? (he was becoming wayward and was getting involved in

petty crimes , when his brother suggested to him to use his skills at better place and join the

army.)

*What is the meaning of the phrase “ Burn the midnight oil” ( It means to work very late into the

night)

*Why did Milkha Singh have a sincere gratitude for the army? (because it was in the army

that his talent was first noticed)

*What was his religion and what was his inspiration? ( Training for running was his religion

and Havaldar Gurudev Singh was his inspiration)

*Which was his first international race? ( 1956 Melbourne Olympics)

*How did Milkha feel after winning the Cardiff Commonwealth Race? (He was elated, he

wanted to scream and run even more.)

*What is a success mantra for any athlete? ( Take no short cuts)

*What worries Milkha Singh and what is he ashamed of? (He is worried by the way

athletes take performance enhancing drugs and he is ashamed of the young athletes

who do so.)

*Who gave him the title of Flying Sikh and when? (General Ayub of Pakistan gave him this

title when he beat a Pakistani athlete Abdul Khaliq in a race that was witnessed by

60000 spectators)