Question

Describe the Kamagata Maru Incident.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The incident at Komagata Maru involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, on which a party of British Indians attempted to emigrate to Canada in 1914, but most were denied entry and forced to return to Calcutta. The Indian Imperial Police attempted to arrest the group leaders there, a riot ensued, and the police fired them, killing 20 sikhs.

In 1914, Komagata Maru sailed to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from British Hong Kong via Shanghai, China, and Yokohama, Japan, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, British India. Of these, 24 were admitted to Canada, but the remaining 352 passengers were not allowed to leave Canada and the ship was forced to return to India

Answer 2

Kamagata Maru Incident:

1. The incident took place in 1914 and this incident marked xenophobia, racism and exclusionary immigration policies of Canadian history. It was a Japanese coal transport steamship.
2. Hong- Kong based businessman Gurdit Singh converted it into a passenger ship taking along 376 people mostly Sikhs from India to Vancouver's harbor, Canada. But upon arrival, people were denied to enter following a planned policy. These policies were specifically designed to curb the flow of Indian immigrants.
3. Gurdit Singh, however, was aware of these policies and he even argued since the passengers were British subjects, should be allowed to shift to another commonwealth nation. But the officials denied its docking.
4. The ship ended up reaching the Indian gulf, where many of them were gunshot while others were imprisoned.