Jagjit Singh (activist)

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]

Singh, third from right, observing President Harry S. Truman signing the Luce-Celler Act of 1946.

References
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