Jaswant Singh Gill - Age, Wiki and Bio

Profession	Engineer-in-Chief
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	22/11/1939
Age	80 years (died on 26, Nov, 2019)
Birthplace	Sathiala, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Date of Death	26/11/2019

Bio/Wiki

Other Name	Sardar Jaswant Singh Gill

BSc Non-Medical	Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India (1959)
Graduation in Mining Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand (1961-1965)
LLB	Khalsa College (2018)

Date of Birth	22/11/1939
Birthplace	Sathiala, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Date of Death	26/11/2019
Place of Death	His home in Amritsar, Punjab, India
Age (at the time of death)	80 Years
Death Cause	Cardiac Arrest
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sathiala, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Religion	Sikhism
Address	883/1, Circular-Road, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	19/10/1969

Wife/Spouse

Nirdosh Kaur

Children

Son	Dr Sarpreet Singh Gill (PGC Cardiologist at Johns Hopkins USA) Randip Singh Gill (an entrepreneur and a real estate professional who lives in Vancouver, Canada)
Daughter(s)	Poonam Gill Hina Gill

Parents

Father	Daswandha Singh Gill (senior clerk at the postal department, Amritsar)
Mother	Sardarni Preetam Kaur Gill

Siblings

Brother(s)	Kulwant Singh Gill (ret. bank manager) Dr Harwant Singh Gill (D. Ortho, retired as SMO from the PCMS College)
Sister(s)	Narinder Kaur (retired head mistress) Dr Raminder Kaur (pathologist and former HOD at Rajindra Medical College, Patiala and GMC, Amritsar)

Awards, Honours & Achievements	1991: Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak by the then President Ramaswamy Venkataraman 2005: Limca Book of Record as national record holder for the most successful & largest rescue operation in mining history 29 November 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award for Mining by the Indian School of Mines Alumni Association (ISMAA), Delhi 1 November 2013: Lifetime Acheivement Award and Rs 1 lakh by the then Union Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal 2013: Swami Vivekanand Award of Excellence 24 December 2014: Outstanding Services to Humanity Award from Harman Educational & Social Welfare Society, Amritsar 7 June 2018: World Book of Record, London, UK, for Largest Coal Mine Rescue operation 2018: Indian Iconic Award by Real Flavours Media Group 2019: Pride of the Nation Award, Delhi 12 May 2019: Honorary Doctorate (PhD) by Universal Achievers University, Tamil Nadu Other Award(s): Vijay Rath National Award from IICM, Ranchi; Excellence in Safety Award from Coal India Ltd, Calcutta; Bhagat Puran Singh Award from Guru Arjun Dev Mandal, Patiala; Farishta-E-Kaum Award from Sache Patshah Magazine, New Delhi

Awards, Honours & Achievements

1991: Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak by the then President Ramaswamy Venkataraman
2005: Limca Book of Record as national record holder for the most successful & largest rescue operation in mining history
29 November 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award for Mining by the Indian School of Mines Alumni Association (ISMAA), Delhi
1 November 2013: Lifetime Acheivement Award and Rs 1 lakh by the then Union Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal
2013: Swami Vivekanand Award of Excellence
24 December 2014: Outstanding Services to Humanity Award from Harman Educational & Social Welfare Society, Amritsar
7 June 2018: World Book of Record, London, UK, for Largest Coal Mine Rescue operation
2018: Indian Iconic Award by Real Flavours Media Group
2019: Pride of the Nation Award, Delhi
12 May 2019: Honorary Doctorate (PhD) by Universal Achievers University, Tamil Nadu
Other Award(s): Vijay Rath National Award from IICM, Ranchi; Excellence in Safety Award from Coal India Ltd, Calcutta; Bhagat Puran Singh Award from Guru Arjun Dev Mandal, Patiala; Farishta-E-Kaum Award from Sache Patshah Magazine, New Delhi

Jaswant Singh Gill rescued 65 coal miners in Raniganj, West Bengal, in 1989 - India's first successful coal mine rescue.
He participated in athletic and bhangra competitions during his school and college years.
After graduating, he passed the entrance exam for the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.
He worked at Karam Chand Thapar & Bros (Coal Sales) Ltd before joining Coal India Limited in 1972.
Throughout his career at Coal India Limited, he held various engineering roles eventually becoming the Chief General Manager ED (Safety & Rescue).
In 1989, he orchestrated a rescue operation for 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in Raniganj, West Bengal.
Jaswant Singh created a steel capsule and drilled a 22-inch borehole for the rescue operation.
He descended into the borewell and successfully rescued all 65 miners, earning recognition as a hero.
He was honored for his bravery in the rescue operation and later assisted in rescuing 14 miners in Meghalaya.
Jaswant Singh retired in 1998 and contributed to disaster management and social services initiatives.
He served as the President of Rotary International and was a guest speaker on 'Josh Talks.'
Jaswant Singh passed away at his home in Amritsar, Punjab, India, in November 2019.
A movie based on his life, titled 'Mission Raniganj,' starred Akshay Kumar as Jaswant Singh Gill.