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Baba Gurdit Singh

Monday, 18 January 2010 11:26
Written by Aman Bansil
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gurdit_singhNinety-four years ago yesterday, the Komagata Maru ship was turned away from theVancouver coastline in 1914. The ship was charted by Baba Gurdit Singh, who was accused of violating the discriminatory continuous journey law that was aimed at keeping Indian immigrants out of Canada.

Gurdit Singh charted the Japanese vessel with 376 passengers aboard that remained stranded for two months at sea after its arrival in May. Though the B.C. government has apologized for that episode, Gurdit Singh is still looked upon with suspicion.

 

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