The Voyage of the Komagata Maru

Download or read book The Voyage of the Komagata Maru written by Hugh J. M. Johnston and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and expanded edition offers the most thoroughly researched account of the notorious Komagata Maru incident. The event centres on the ship's nearly four hundred Punjabi passengers, who sought entry into Canada at Vancouver in the summer of 1914, only to be chased away by a Canadian warship. This story became a symbol of prejudicial immigration policies, which Canadians today reject, and served to fuel the emerging anti-British movement in India. It deserves the careful re-examination it gets in this thoroughly updated edition that provides a contemporary perspective on a defining moment in Canadian, British Empire, and Indian history.