Fauja Singh did not just run marathons; he ran against time, against loss, and against the limitations that society ~ and biology ~ impose on age. His death in a tragic hit-and-run at 114 is not merely the passing of a man. It is the closing of a chapter that redefined human endurance and spiritual resilience. Singh’s life was remarkable not because he lived long, but because of how he chose to live in his final decades. In a culture where old age is often treated as a period of withdrawal and quiet decline, Singh took to running at 89 ~ not for medals or glory, but to heal, to remember, and eventually, to inspire. It is easy to romanticise such a journey, but it’s important to recognise the very real pain that drove him to the starting line: the deaths of his wife and younger son, the scars of partition, and the dislocation of migration.........

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