Amrik Singh ChatthaAmrik Singh Chattha was born September 1, 1937, in Chattha Chak No. 46, now located in Pakistan. His educational journey took him, in India, through Sikh National College, Qadian; Government Medical College, Patiala (where he met his wife, also a medcal student); and Government Medical College, Amritsar; and in the United States, from Drake Memorial Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; New York Medical College, New York City; to Boston Children's Hospital and Mass General Hospital, Boston, both affiliated with Harvard Medical School, where he was a fellow in neurology (the only turban-wearing Sikh ever accepted into that program). He spent five years in Boston training in neurology. He and his family then moved to Weirton, West Virginia, where he practiced neurology for forty-one years, finally retiring to the San Francisco Bay Area. Since his marriage to Dr. Jaswinder Kaur Brar, in 1961, they have journeyed together. Professional Organizations: American Academy of Neurology Hancock County Medical Society, West Virginia Jefferson County Medical Society, Ohio Community Organizations: President, Sikh Council of North America, 1982 Founding member, Tristate Sikh Cultural Society (helped the build-ing of the Sikh Gurdwara at Pittsburgh; organized Sikh youth camps) Founding member of the alumni organization, Government Medical College, Patiala Founding member, Patiala Health Foundation Other: Author of Safar: A Child's Walk to Freedom During the Partition of India (2018) Member, Sikh Heritage Foundation, which created a Sikh exhibit at the Smithsonian (opened in 2004; now a traveling exhibit) Sponsor of two books: Sikh Heritage: Ethos & Relics and Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab (developed by the Smithsonian) Endowed a chair in Sikh Studies at the University of Michigan (named in honor of parents: the Tara Singh and Balwant Kaur Chattha and Gurbaksh Singh and Kirpal Kaur Brar Sikh Studies Chair) Read More Read Less