Physical Stats & More
| Height | 185 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 01/07/1987 |
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| Birthplace | Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Hometown | Calgary, Canada |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Jaswant Singh Khalra (deceased; human rights activist) | ||||
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| Mother | Paramjit Kaur (politician, human rights activist) | ||||
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| Spouse | Itinderjeet Kaur | ||||
| Children | He has a daughter. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Janmeet Singh Khalra is a human rights activist based in Calgary and the son of the well-known Sikh human rights activist, Jaswant Singh Khalra. | |
| His family hails from Khalra, Punjab, and in 1985, they relocated to Amritsar, where his mother worked at Bhai Gurdas Library, and his father was a bank director. | |
| Generations of activism against social injustices have been a part of the Khalra family. Janmeet's ancestors were actively involved in significant movements, such as fighting alongside Banda Singh Bahadur and participating in the Singh Sabha movement and the Komagata Maru incident. | |
| Following his father's tragic death in 1995 at the hands of the Punjab Police after exposing thousands of unlawful killings, Janmeet, who was only eight years old at the time, was inspired to carry on his father's legacy through human rights activism with his mother and sister at the Khalra Mission Organization. | |
| Janmeet is devoted to advocating for Sikh causes and shares his father's story at various gatherings, both in India and globally. | |
| In 2022, Punjabi artist Diljit Dosanjh faced backlash while shooting for Jaswant Singh Khalra's biopic due to criticism that he was not culturally fitting for the role. However, the Khalra family officially granted permission for the biopic's production. |
