Col Prithipal Singh, flyer, sailor, soldier, centenarian December 13, 2020, 1:37 PM IST
Dr (Prof) Sadhana Kala is a USA-trained robotic & laparoscopic surgeon, Uppsala University, Sweden, trained fertility specialist, and ‘National Icon Endoscopic Surgeon of India.
University topper and winner of several gold and silver medals and Certificates of Honor and the unique ‘Distinction’ in medicine in medical college, she is the youngest-ever Professor in any medical college anywhere, and the only-ever gynec Hon Consultant to the Army, Navy and Air Force.
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World War 2 veteran Col Prithipal â only Indian to serve in Army, Navy & Air Force â turns 100
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Col Prithipal Singh Gill served as a flying cadet, a Navy officer before finally retiring as a colonel in December 1970.
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New Delhi: A World War 2 veteran, Col Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), according to the Army, is the only Indian to have served in all the three wings of the armed forces â Air Force, Navy and the Indian Army.
He turned 100 today.
Col Gill celebrated his birthday with immediate family members and spent most of his time on his rice and wheat farms at his native of Pakhi in Faridkot District. Farming is a hobby that took its course after retirement.