Thursday, November 27, 2008

Retired Maj Gen Himmat Singh Gill is no more

Maj Gen Himmat Singh Gill (Retd) and Dr Rana Nayyar (right), on the occasion of the release of “The Eye of a Doe”, a collection of short stories by Punjabi litterateur Mohan Bhandari (left), at State Library, Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Express News Service Posted: Nov 26, 2008 at 0136 hrs IST Chandigarh:

Eminent defence analyst, a prolific writer and a former diplomat, Maj Gen Himmat Singh Gill (Retd), passed away in Chandigarh on Tuesday morning. He was 71. According to his family, Gill had suffered a brain haemorrhage and a massive cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife and two children. His brother and Union Minister of State for Sports, M S Gill, arrived in Chandigarh on hearing the news of his death.

A former chairman of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, Gill had authored two books, Ashes and Petals, and was a frequent contributor to various newspapers, including The Indian Express. After retiring from the Army in 1993, he had remained vocal about defence matters. He was also deputed to Afghanistan to study the situation there.

A large number of his friends and admirers flocked to his residence to meet the bereaved family. The funeral will take place on November 27 at the Sector 25 cremation ground at 2.30 pm.
Retired Maj Gen Himmat Singh Gill is no more
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