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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}<br />
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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]]<br />
|name = Manna Singh<br />
| honorific_suffix = <br />
| image = File:Major Manna Singh Shaking Hand with K. M. Cariappa.jpg<br />
| alt = Major Manna Singh Shaking Hand with [[K. M. Cariappa]] along with Major [[Dhyan Chand]] (1950)<br />
| caption = Major Manna Singh Shaking Hand with [[K. M. Cariappa]] along with Major [[Dhyan Chand]] (1950)<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|02|20|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Naushera, Punjab]] [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1954|07|22|1914|02|20}}<br />
| death_place = [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]], India<br />
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| allegiance = {{flagcountry|British Raj}}<br>{{IND}}<br />
| branch = {{army|British India}}<br>{{army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1930 – 1954<br />
| unit = [[Maratha Light Infantry]]<br />
| rank = [[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|30px]] [[Major]]<br />
| module = {{Infobox field hockey player<br />
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| position = [[Striker (field hockey)|Centre-half]]<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|British India]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 1930 – 1954<br />
| nationalcaps1 = <br />
| nationalgoals1 = 30<br />
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{flaglink|India|at the 1928 Summer Olympics|variant=British}} }}<br />
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[[Major]] '''Manna Singh''' (20 February 1914 – 22 July 1954) was an Indian [[field hockey]] player and officer in the [[British Raj|British Indian Army]]. He was the coach of [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian field hockey team]].<ref name='IE'>{{cite web |title=Asked to coach by Dhyan Chand, he is still doing it, at 81 - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/asked-to-coach-by-dhyan-chand-he-is-still-doing-it-at-81/211019/ |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Filed Marshal Kondandera Cariappa with the Indian Hockey Team players, Major Dhyan Singh ( the illustrious Dhyan Chand ) & Major Manna Singh. c 1950. Image Credit: bharatiyahockey.org {{!}} |url=https://www.coorg.com/people/cariappa/ |website=www.coorg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Goal! by Dhyan Chand |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/ |website=www.bharatiyahockey.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Independent India’s historical tour of East Africa 1947-48 |url=https://stick2hockey.com/independent-indias-historical-tour-of-east-africa-1947-48/ |website=Stick2Hockey}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Manna Singh was born in [[Naushera, Punjab]] [[British India]] on Feb 20, 1914. Manna Singh father's name was Kalyan Singh. Manna got his BS degree at [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]]. He joined the [[British India Army]] before India’s independence in 1947.<ref name='TSR'>{{cite news |last1=Shaat |first1=Pratap Singh |title=Manna Singh - India's Forgotten Hockey Hero |work=The Sikh Review |issue=1984}}</ref><ref name='IE'/><br />
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Manna Singh was selected to play in [[1940 Summer Olympics]], but the Olympic Games were suspended indefinitely due to the [[World War II]] and did not resume until the [[1948 Summer Olympics|London Games of 1948]].<br />
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After 1947 India’s independence Manna got transferred to Indian army. He played top level field hockey along with major [[Dhyan Chand]]. 1950 Manna along with Dhyan Chand got services gold medal. Manna served Indian Army at Pune and Ahmedabad. In 1954 he was posted in J&K, India.<ref name='TSR'/><br />
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In 1951, he played for Indian hockey team and won Rangaswami Cup with his team.<ref name='TMH'/><br />
[[File:Major manna Singh with Indian Hockey Team.jpg|thumb|left|Major manna Singh sitting with Major [[Dhyan Chand]], Indian Hockey Team 1950]]<br />
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==Death==<br />
Manna Singh lost his life on July 22, 1954 while patrolling LoC (Line of control) in [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]], India. He was survived by wife Jagjit, son Daljit and daughters Harkirat and Kamaljit.<ref name='TMH'>{{cite news |title=Hockey's Loss |work=The Madras Hindu |agency=The Hindu |issue=July 1954}}</ref><ref name='IE'/><br />
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