Sant Teja Singh

Teja Singh (14 May 1877 – debated) was a Sikh scholar, teacher, author, and preacher. He was a Cambridge and Columbia University-educated humanitarian, intellectual, and Sikh community leader. He became a role model and trailblazer for the Sikh community due to his Western-education and knowledge in the Sikh religion.

Canada

He eventually moved overseas to Canada, where he assisted the local Sikh community and acted as a community leader.

Legacy 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.

In October 2024, photographs of Teja Singh at a procession commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Victoria in 1912 that were discovered in the City of Victoria's archives by Jindi Singh and Paneet Singh were revealed to the public.