Sonia Sanwalka is an Indian writer. She is famous for being the daughter of popular Indian athlete Milkha Singh.
Wiki/Biography
Sonia Sanwakar was born in Chandigarh. Her family originates from Pakistan. After the partition of India, her father immigrated to India from Muzaffargarh, a city in the Punjab province of British India (now Muzaffargarh district in Pakistan). Her mother was born in Sheikhupura, Punjab (now part of Pakistan) and later moved to India after the Partition.
Sonia Sanwalka with her family as a child
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: black
Sonia Sanwalka with her father and Farhan Akhtar
family
Parents and siblings
Sonia Sanwalka’s father Milha Singh is a popular Indian athlete. His mother, Nirmal Kaur, is a former Indian volleyball player and former captain of the Indian women’s volleyball team. She has a younger brother named Jeev Milkha Singh who is an Indian professional golfer. She has two sisters, Dr. Mona Singh and Aliza Grover.
Sonia Sanwakar’s father Milkhar Singh
Sonia Sanwalka’s mother Nirmal Kaur
Sonia Sanwalka’s brother Jeev Milkha Singh
Sonia Sanwakar and her family
husband
Sonia Sanwakar is married. However, there is no information about her husband.
caste
Sonia Sanwalka comes from a Hindu family.
Profession
In 2012, Sonia Sanwalka co-wrote with her father Milha Singh his autobiography, The Race of My Life: An Autobiography: A Poetic Journey. The book was published by Rupa Publications on September 11, 2021. The book received mixed reviews from audiences and critics.
In 2013, Sonia composed a Punjabi version of her father’s autobiography titled Bhag Milkha Bhag.
Bhag Milkha Bhag book cover
She has also published the book Bhag Milkha Bhag – Milkha Sinhni Aatmakatha (2014) in Gujarati.
Bhag Milkha Bhag – Milkha Sinhni Aatmakatha
Later, the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was released in 2013, which was inspired by Sonia’s book Race of My Life: An Autobiography: A Poetic Journey.
Facts/Trivia
- Sonia has a brother whom her father adopted in 1999. Milkhar Singh adopted the seven-year-old son of Havildar Bikram Singh, who was killed in the Battle of Tiger Mountain.
- Her mother Nirmal Kaur died of Covid-19 on June 13, 2021.
- Her father Milkha Singh passed away on June 18, 2021 (five days after his wife’s death) after a month-long battle with Covid-19. He reportedly recovered from Covid-19 but later developed complications such as fever and decreased blood oxygen saturation.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education