Tag: Komagata Maru
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Baba Gurdit Singh: My great-grandfather who brought Komagata Maru to Canada
The Brampton great-grandson recalls the life of Baba Gurdit Singh By Tejpal Sandhu Komagata hero Baba Gurdit Singh was my great grandfather. Born to Sardar Hukam Singh and Gulab Kaur at Sarhali village in Amritsar district in 1859, he received only a little education at the gurdwara as there was no school in the village.…
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Sikhs of Nova Scotia observe 100 years of Komagata Maru with Lions of the Sea exhibition
By Jagpal Singh Tiwana HALIFAX: The Sikh community of Nova Scotia honoured the heroes of the Komagata Maru ship on its centenary by organizing an exhibition Lions of the Sea here on September 21.