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Bhagat Singh Thind (October 3, 1892 – September 15, 1967) was an Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality who served in the United States Army during World War I and was involved in a Supreme Court case over the right of Indian people to obtain United States citizenship.
Bhagat Singh Thind was an Indian independence activist, immigrant to the United States, and World War I veteran. His quest for naturalization is a key part of the long struggle to remove racial barriers to U.S. citizenship.
Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian Sikh man who identified himself as an Aryan, was ineligible for naturalized citizenship in the United States.
Bhagat Singh was born on October 3, 1892 in the state of Punjab, India. He came to the US in 1913 to pursue a higher education. On July 22, 1918, while still an Indian citizen, he joined the US Army to fight in World War I.
Feb 16, 2023 · Explore the life of Bhagat Singh Thind, his pursuit of education, military service, and legal battles, ultimately leading to a Supreme Court decision that reverberated through decades of immigration policy.
For 52 years, Dr. Thind lectured throughout the United States. He possessed a sharp wit and direct manner of speaking, inspiring an audience of an estimated five million. Thousands were initiated as disciples into the Inner Life and the discovery of the power of the Holy NAM. Read Bio.
Jan 26, 2023 · One hundred years ago, in 1923, the Supreme Court took away American citizenship from an extraordinary man named Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind. A Sikh American, UC Berkeley graduate, Indian independence activist, and American war veteran, Dr. Thind would have his citizenship revoked for the second time by the country he called home.
Jul 6, 2020 · Bhagat Singh Thind, a native of Punjab, immigrated to America in 1913. Working in an Oregon lumber mill he paid his way through University of California, Berkeley and enlisted in the United States Army in 1917, when the United States entered World War I.
Indian American activist, author, and lecturer Bhagat Singh Thind gained a following in the United States for his spiritual teachings. He spent many years in the early 20th century fighting against racial prejudice to become a U.S. citizen.
Bhagat Singh Thind (1892-1967) was born in Punjab and came to America in 1913. A year later, he was paying his way through the University of California at Berkeley by working in an Oregon...
