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Europe’s Oldest Man Celebrates 111th Birthday:
Nazar Singh
NEWS REPORTS
London, United Kingdom
Europe's oldest man, Sikh-Briton Nazar Singh, celebrated his 111th birthday last Monday.
Sardar Nazar Singh was born on June 8, 1904 in Punjab.
Only two other men in the world are believed to be older than him, Sakari Momoi and Yasutaro Koide, who are both Japanese and aged 112.
Nazar Singh, who has nine children, 34 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren, believes the secret to his long life is a healthy diet and a caring family.
"We are very lucky to have a healthy father like him. He is setting an example for us to eat well and not smoke. He has enjoyed his birthday.”
"We have run out of ideas for presents as he has everything he needs. My father is really happy, he doesn't worry about anything," he said.
Nazar Singh, who was a keen gardener until the age of 107, has never had an operation, retains some of his original teeth and has perfect hearing.
He likes to drink milk and almond oil, regularly eats fruit, and sleeps for 10 hours every night.
From the young age of 10, Nazar Singh helped his family to grow sugarcane, cotton, corn, wheat and later chilli, peanuts, potatoes and rice at their farm in Punjab.
In 1965 he and his wife moved to Wallsall in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, where he worked as a labourer before he retired and moved to Sunderland.
His wife Narajan Kaur died 11 years ago from a heart attack, aged 90.
[Courtesy: PTI. Edited for sikhchic.com]
June 10, 2015
Conversation about this article
1: Dr Pargat Singh (Nottingham, United Kingdom), June 10, 2015, 6:57 PM.
Congratulations to Sardar Nazar Singh ji and his family on this wonderful occasion. May WaheGuru continue to bless him with Naam daan, Gursikhi jeevan, Chardi kalaa.
2: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), June 10, 2015, 7:59 PM.
Another extraordinary record breaking Sikh, another Fauja Singh! Absolutely awesome. Congratulations, Sardar Sahib, wishing you many happy returns ...
3: Bhai Harbans Lal (Dallas, Texas, USA), June 13, 2015, 7:45 PM.
Living above 100 is still a recent phenomenon but the number of centenarians is increasing steadily. To see a person with a godly face at age 111 is really pleasing. The children being born today have a high probability of living to be 100 and above, if they do not die of a gunshot or a car accident. Let us celebrate life consciously.