Bhagat Singh Thind, PhD, (3 October 1892 – 15 September 1967) was an Indian-American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who initiated an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship: United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind.

The Court found that "the Aryan theory, as a racial basis, seems to be discredited by most, if not all, modern writers on the subject of ethnology," and noted that "the Caucasic division of the human family is 'in point of fact the most debatable field in the whole range of anthropological studies.

'"[citation needed] Dr. Thind was also the first Sikh to serve in the U.S. Army (a few months before the end of World War I), and successfully fought for the right to wear the turban while in uniform.

However, due to the racist immigration policy of Canada at that time, they were denied entry and the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914.

On 23 May 1914, Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind's youngest brother, Jagat Singh Thind, was amongst the 376 passengers (340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus) who arrived in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver from the Indian sub-continent in hopes for a better life and better educational system.

However, due to the racist immigration policy of the Dominion of Canada, the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914.

[citation needed] On the voyage back to India many on board endured hardships by the hands of the British.

[citation needed] Dalbir Singh Jhand known as Punjabi writer Dalbir Chetan[9][10] was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: Rishteyian De Aar Paar, Raat Baraate, Khara Badal and Mehndi Bazaar[10].

His story Mehndi Bazaar is also part of MIT OpenCourseWare[10](OCW) South Asian literature and culture coursework of top University Massachusetts Institute of Technology of USA.

Dalbir Chetan[12] was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: He edited an anthology entitled Asi Javaab Dinde Haan, which won him appreciation.