Manjit Singh Kasid, the second son of Sardar Bahadur Captain Ram Singh, was born on 27 November 1913 in Chak 128, Sargodha. Manjit Singh had two sisters: Bibi Amar Kaur and Bibi Bhan Kaur, who were older than him. His early childhood at the farm of Captain Ram Singh was very happy and comfortable. As the youngest child, his brother, Tara Singh, and his two sisters looked after him with much love and tender care. Following his brother’s footsteps, Manjit Singh began his education at the Khalsa High School in Farookabad, Sargodha. Unlike Tara Singh, he was interested in pursuing a career in engineering. Captain Ram Singh had Manjit Singh admitted to Punjab Engineering College, Lahore, respecting his wishes to become an engineer. It was a reputable college established in 1921 in Mughal Pura Lahore, which, after partition, was re-established in the newly built capital of Punjab, Chandigarh. The criterion for admission to the Lahore college was a high achievement in the school examinations, but equal numbers of Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim students were admitted. Since Sargodha was far from his home, Manjit Singh decided to stay at Amritsar. Since he needed to travel every day to attend college, being an engineer, he built himself a motorcycle. Manjit Singh finished his three-year degree in Engineering with commendation and returned to his father’s farm at Chak 128. Captain Ram Singh had been awarded 125 acres of farmland in recognition of his services. Manjit Singh was now interested in running the farm as a mechanised operation, using machinery to reduce the workload of the farm workers.