| Name(s) |
KOMAGATA MARU
INCIDENT |
| Date of
Departure |
Apr 04, 1914 (from
Hong Kong) |
| Date of
Death |
October 02, 1975 |
|
Identity |
Japanese steamship,
on which a group of Indians attempted to emigrate to Canada in
1914 but were denied entry. |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- It sailed from British Hong Kong
to Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, in 1914, carrying 376
passengers from Punjab, British
India.
- Of them, 24 were admitted
to Canada, but the other 352
passengers were not allowed to
disembark in Canada, and the ship
was forced to return to India.
- The passengers comprised 340
Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus,
all British subjects.
- In 2014 government of India
issued two special coins, INR 5 and
INR 100, to mark the centenary of
the Komagata Maru incident.
- May 01, 2014: A stamp
commemorating the 100 th anniversary
of the arrival of Komagata Maru was
released by Canada Post on this day.
Earlier in 2014, government of India
issued two special coins, INR 5 and
INR 100, to mark the centenary of
the Komagata Maru incident.
- Jul 23, 2012: A monument in
remembrance of the Komagata Maru
incident was unveiled on this day.
It is located near the steps of the
seawall that lead up to the
Vancouver Convention Centre West
Building in Coal Harbour.
- May 23, 2008: On this day, the
Legislative Assembly of British
Columbia unanimously passed a
resolution "that this Legislature
apologizes for the events of May 23,
1914, when 376 passengers of the
Komagata Maru, stationed off
Vancouver harbour, were denied entry
by Canada.
- May 15, 2008: Canadian MP, Ruby
Dhalla's motion was passed by the
House of Commons. The motion read
"That, in the opinion of the House,
the government should officially
apologize to the Indo- Canadian
community and to the individuals
impacted in the 1914 Komagata Maru
incident, in which passengers were
prevented from landing in Canada."
- May 10, 2008: Canadian Secretary
of State (Multiculturalism and
Canadian Identity) announced that
the Indo-Canadian community would be
able to apply for up to $2.5 million
in grants and contributions funding
to commemorate the Komagata Maru
incident.
- Apr 03, 2008: Ruby Dhalla,
Canadian MP, tabled a motion in the
House of Commons which read, "That,
in the opinion of the House, the
government should officially
apologize to the Indo-Canadian
community and to the individuals
impacted in the 1914 Komagata Maru
incident, in which passengers were
prevented from landing in Canada”.
- Jun 23, 2006: Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper apologized
in the House of Commons for the head
tax against Chinese immigrants.
- Jul 23, 1989: A plaque
commemorating the 75th anniversary
of the departure of Komagata Maru
was placed in the Sikh gurdwara
(temple) in Vancouver on this day.
- Jul 23, 1914: After lot of
tussle between the Canadian
authorities and the angry passengers
of the ship, only 20 passengers were
admitted to Canada, since the ship
had violated the exclusion laws, the
passengers did not have the required
funds, and they had not sailed
directly from India. The ship was
turned around and forced to depart
for Asia on this day.
- Jul 19, 1914: The appeal of the
passengers of the ship for docking
and emigration was finally rejected
on July 06, 1914 by the British
Columbia Court of Appeal and the
ship was pushed out to sea. The
angry passengers, therefore,
resorted to violence and mounted an
attack on the authorities.
- Jul 06, 1914: The appeal of the
passengers of the ship for docking
and emigration was finally rejected
on this day by the British Columbia
Court of Appeal and the ship was
pushed out to sea.
- May 23, 1914: The ship departed
from Hong Kong on April 04, 1914
with 165 passengers. More passengers
joined at Shanghai on April 08, and
the ship arrived at Yokohama on
April 14. It left Yokohama on May 03
with its complement of 376
passengers and sailed into Burrard
inlet near Vancouver on this day,
where it was not allowed to dock.
- May 03, 1914: The ship departed
from Hong Kong on April 04, 1914
with 165 passengers. More passengers
joined at Shanghai on April 08, and
the ship arrived at Yokohama on
April 14. It left Yokohama on this
day with its complement of 376
passengers and sailed into Burrard
inlet near Vancouver on May 23.
- Apr 14, 1914: The ship departed
from Hong Kong on April 04, 1914
with 165 passengers. More passengers
joined at Shanghai on April 08, and
the ship arrived at Yokohama on this
day. It left Yokohama on May 3 with
its complement of 376 passengers and
sailed into Burrard inlet near
Vancouver on May 23.
- Apr 08, 1914: The ship departed
from Hong Kong on April 04, 1914
with 165 passengers. More passengers
joined at Shanghai on this day, and
the ship arrived at Yokohama on
April 14. It left Yokohama on May 3
with its complement of 376
passengers and sailed into Burrard
inlet near Vancouver on May 23.
- Apr 04, 1914: The ship departed
from Hong Kong on this day with 165
passengers. More passengers joined
at Shanghai on April 8, and the ship
arrived at Yokohama on April 14. It
left Yokohama on May 3 with its
complement of 376 passengers and
sailed into Burrard inlet near
Vancouver on May 23.
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