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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 a...

Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (Retd.) who served in Army, Navy and IAF turns 100 SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 12, 2020, 03:13 PM IST Share Synopsis The 71 Medium Regiment sent an officer from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to Gills residence here with a cake, a trophy, track-suit and a T-shirt to celebrate his birthday on Friday. He was also the commanding officer of the Regiment during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. (This story originally appeared in on Dec 12, 2020)CHANDIGARH: Colonel Prithipal Singh Gi...

CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: In his 28 years as a defence man, Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retired) saw it all — from World War II to the India-Pakistan War of 1965. On Friday, the only surviving officer to have served in all three wings of the armed forces turned 100. “I was fortunate. Today, I would have been thrown out had I switched so many times,” Gill told TOIamid celebrations at his Chandigarh residence with his family and the regiment he raised. From scanning the skies to manning the...

Aviator, sailor and soldier — Col Prithipal Singh Gill turns 100 The World War 2 veteran is only Indian to serve in Army, Navy and Air Force. Updated: December 11, 2020 7:48:10 pm Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill celebrating his 100th birthday in Chandigarh Friday. (Express Photo by Man Aman Singh Chhina) There are no known examples in the country today of an officer who has served in all three services of the military. However, Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (r...