Jagjit Singh (activist) explained
| Jagjit Singh |
| Birth Name: | Jagjit Singh |
| Birth Date: | October 5, 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Rawalpindi, British India (now in Pakistan) |
| Death Date: | 1976 (aged 78–79) |
| Death Place: | United States |
| Nationality: | Indian-American |
| Other Names: | J. J. Singh |
| Occupation: | Activist |
| Known For: | Lobbying for the Luce-Celler Act of 1946 |
| Years Active: | 1926–1959 |
| Organization: | India League of America |
Jagjit Singh, better known as J. J. Singh (born October 5, 1897 in Rawalpindi, present-day Pakistan; died 1976)[1] [2] was an Indian-American activist and president of the India League of America.[3] [4] [5] He lived in the United States from 1926 to 1959, during which time he ran a successful textile import business in New York City and lobbied for the passage of the Luce–Celler Act of 1946, which permitted Indians to naturalize in the United States.[6] [7]
Personal life
He married Malti, daughter of Ramji Saksena, a diplomat with Indian Consulate.[8] Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary is Jagjit's granddaughter.
Notes and References
- News: October 8, 2020 . The Man Who Fought to Bring Indian-American Dreams and Hopes to Life . September 19, 2020 . Rajnish . Wattas . India Times .
- News: JJ Singh: The story of one man's efforts to bring Indian-American dreams and hopes to life . . July 30, 2020 . Anu . Kumar . October 8, 2020 .
- News: October 8, 2020 . Kamala Harris and the 'Other 1 Percent' . Dinyar . Patel . October 7, 2020 . The Atlantic .
- News: October 8, 2020 . One-Man Lobby . March 17, 1951 . Robert . Shaplen . New Yorker .
- The Luce-Celler Act of 1946: White Nationalism, Indian Nationalism and the Cosmopolitan Elite . Neilay . Shah . April 25, 2014 . Haverford College .
- October 8, 2020 . 10.5406/jamerethnhist.31.2.0068 . J. J. Singh and the India League of America, 1945-1959: Pressing at the Margins of the Cold War Consensus . Robert . Shaffer . Journal of American Ethnic History . 2012 . 31 . 2 . 68–103 . 10.5406/jamerethnhist.31.2.0068 .
- 10.2307/3636886. 3636886. The "Hindu" in America: Immigration and Naturalization Policies and India, 1917-1946. 1969. Hess. Gary R.. Pacific Historical Review. 38. 1. 59–79.
- News: 1951-09-20 . TROTH ANNOUNCED OF MALTI SAKSENA; Daughter of India Ex-Official Here Will Become Bride of Sirdar J.J. Singh . 2024-05-29 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
