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\u201cMilkha Singh was the first international icon after Mahatma Gandhi who gave India a glimmer of hope at a time when there was helplessness all around even though the country had achieved Independence. The nation was in the grip of turmoil but Milkha Singh gave the countrymen something to cheer about. He had a difficult childhood after he miraculously crossed into India during Partition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"