Dr. Singh spent his early years in Gah and studied at the village’s primary school until Class 4, which was the highest class available at the time. Known fondly as "Mohna" by his childhood friends, he was the son of Gurmukh Singh, a cloth merchant, and Amrat Kaur, a homemaker. The school register still records his details: admission number 187, date of admission April 17, 1937, birth date February 4, 1932, and caste 'Kohli'.
When Dr. Singh became Prime Minister in 2004, his village drew attention from both Indian and Pakistani people. The villagers felt proud of their connection to him. Aashiq Ali, former Chairman of Gah’s Union Council, once met Dr. Singh’s staff to talk about the village’s lack of development. Within a month, the Pakistan government declared Gah a Model Village, leading to major improvements: a high school, vocational training centre, veterinary hospital, and a proper road were built — all credited to Dr. Singh’s influence.
Dr. Singh stayed connected to his roots. In 2008, he invited his old school friend, Raja Muhammad Ali, to visit him in Delhi — a memory cherished by the entire village. Though many of his childhood friends have passed away, their families still live in Gah and proudly remember “the village boy who became Prime Minister.”
