At the peak of the chaotic partition of India, Jagtar was born on July 7, 1947 in Tulanwali, Undivided India. The name Jagtar is defined as the "World's Star" or "Star of the World." The name was eloquently expressed by his Grandfather, Sardar Basant Singh Kahlon. The intrinsic meaning and potential power within the name may have become the driving force that guided Jagtar, and his mother Gurbachan Kaur Kahlon, across the battle-torn border and into the newly formed India.