TRYING HARD TO KEEP PACE WITH THE LEGEND
Doing a “Walk the Talk” with Olympian Milkha Singh decades ago along the Marine drives.
The flying Sikh had come to Kochi to take part in a function organized by Malayala Manorama.I was designated as sort of a “minister in waiting “ to him with an instruction to collect as much personal data as possible, which I did. My request for an interview was accepted instantly, but with a condition: “ we will do it walking, not sitting, that too early in the morning “ , he said. Walk the Talk kind of Journalism was not that familiar in Malayalam then. And here is that picture! Despite being a victim of “Partition “, he was an angelic human who saw only goodness in fellow beings.
I compared him to another legend, Ann Frank, who believed in the ultimate triumph of goodness in men and women, even while perishing in the concentration camp. Obviously, he liked the comparison, a moment that I would cherish as a Journalist. Bye Milkha, Your life would continue to challenge every Indian to excel in everything and to love all!
