Janmeet Singh Khalra (Jaswant Singh Khalra’s Son) Age, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Human Rights Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet & inches- 6’ 1”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 July 1987 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2022)	36 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Hometown	Calgary, Canada
Religion	Sikhism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Itinderjeet Kaur
Children	He has a daughter.
Parents	Father- Jaswant Singh Khalra (deceased; human rights activist) Mother- Paramjit Kaur (politician, human rights activist)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Navkiran Kaur Khalra (human rights activist, Senior Manager at Western Digital in Milpitas, California)
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Paramjit Kaur's affidavit for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections mentioned immovable assets of worth Rs 1,10,00,000 belonging to Jaswant Singh Khalra. It included 3 acres of agricultural land in Khalra valued at Rs 45,00,000, 1/2 share of 2700 square feet of non-agricultural land in Chheharta valued at Rs 15,00,000, and 1/2 share of 2500 square feet of residential building in Amritsar valued at Rs 50,00,000. [1]MyNeta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Janmeet Singh Khalra

• Janmeet Singh Khalra is a Calgary-based human rights activist who is known for being the son of prominent Sikh human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.

• His ancestral village is Khalra, Punjab. In 1985, his parents moved to Amritsar, where his mother started working at the Bhai Gurdas Library at Guru Nanak University, while his father worked as the director of a bank.
  

  Jaswant Singh Khalra with his children, Janmeet Singh and Navkiran Kaur during a family vacation in 1992

  

  Paramjit Kaur Khalra with her children, Janmeet Singh and Navkiran Kaur during a family vacation in 1992

• Activism and the zeal to fight against social injustice have existed in the Khalra family for generations. Janmeet’s ancestor Sura Singh fought alongside Banda Singh Bahadur, a Sikh warrior and commander of the Khalsa army. Janmeet’s great-great-grandfather, Aroor Singh, was a member of the Singh Sabha movement. Janmeet’s great-grandfather, Harnam Singh, was a passenger on the ship Komagata Maru (also called Guru Nanak Jahaz) along with Baba Gurdit Singh, who challenged the British and Canadian exclusion laws that were preventing Punjabis from immigrating to Canada.
  

  Baba Gurdit Singh and others on the Guru Nanak Jahaz (Komagata Maru) in Vancouver harbour

  Out of the 376 passengers on the ship, only 24 were admitted to Canada. The rest were not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India. Upon the ship’s arrival in India, Harnam Singh was arrested and jailed in the Lahore conspiracy case. After completing his sentence Harnam Singh went to Shanghai, China, where he was involved in the revolutionary activities of the Ghadar Party.

• In the aftermath of Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, Janmeet ‘s father, Jaswant Singh, turned into a human rights activist. His investigation into the Punjab police’s involvement in 25,000 unlawful killings and cremations gained worldwide recognition following which he was abducted and killed by the Punjab Police in 1995. At that time, Janmeet was just eight years old. Watching his father fighting for human rights embedded activism in Janmeet as well. Therefore, after his father’s death, he joined hands with her mother and sister to keep Jaswant Singh’s legacy alive by advocating for human rights through the Khalra Mission Organization.
  

  Childhood picture of Janmeet Singh Khalra (centre) with his mother and sister and his father’s portrait in the background
• Janmeet actively advocates for the Sikh cause to the Sikh diaspora and other communities. He passionately shares his father’s story and speaks about him at various religious and cultural gatherings in India and abroad.
  

  Jaswant Singh Khalra speaking about his father at an event

• In 2022, it was announced that Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh would be portraying the role of Jaswant Singh Khalra in his biopic. Diljit while shooting in Amristar for the biopic faced a lot of criticism and protest on the sets saying that “he was not pious according to them.” They also called him “Videshi” and said that he was too “westernised” to play the role. Thereafter, Paramjit made an announcement on her social media platforms, stating that the Khalra Family had officially granted permission to director Honey Trehan for the production of the biopic. Diljit Dosanjh later shared a screenshot of Paramjit Kaur’s post on his Instagram account.