[note 1] He was a Cambridge and Columbia University-educated humanitarian, intellectual, and Sikh community leader.

[1] In 1908, Teja Singh helped stop a secret Canadian government plan to mass-deport all of its South Asian residents to Belize.

[1] Teja Singh also helped kickstart Sikh-Canadian organizations, such as the Khalsa Diwan Society and the Guru Nanak Mining & Trust Company.

[1] During the commemoration of the opening of the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Vancouver in 1912, Teja Singh led the procession to 1210 Topaz Ave. from Government and Herald streets on horseback, with the event being attended by one-fifth of all Canadian-Sikhs at that time.

[5][2] The province of British Columbia declared 1 July 2023 as Sant Teja Singh Day to commemorate his life and accomplishments toward racial equality and justice.