Kartar Kaur Gill

Indar Singh, Kartar Kaur Gill, and Nachattar (Nash) Singh, are shopping in downtown Vancouver. Kartar Kaur is holding a patterned bag and wearing a long, black fur-lined coat with her head covered by a chunni. Indar Singh is wearing dress pants and a collared shirt with a sweater. In the background, there is a sign for McLeod's Restaurant amongst the buildings and other pedestrians. more

Photo of Indar Singh Gill and his uncle and cousin as they are walking along a street. Left to right: Ganga Singh Gill, Naranjan Singh Gill, and Indar Singh Gill. They are all wearing dark coloured suits, and Naranjan Singh Gill is wearing a black turban.

This document details the story of Kartar Kaur Gill. This document describes the 17 years of separation Kartar Kaur had from her husband, Indar Singh Gill. When Indar Singh left for Canada in 1930 to find work, he left behind Kartar Kaur and their infant daughter, Gurcharan Kaur. Unfortunately, during this period of separation, Gurcharan Kaur passed away. Eventually, the Gill couple resided in… more

Photograph taken outside the Vancouver Airport. Indar Singh Gill is standing in front of a fence wearing a three-piece suit. Behind the fence, there are several people possibly including Ran S. Butch[?], Har K. Koka[?], Narangan[?], Sardana S. Gill, Ranjit K. Gill, and Najan S. Gill[?]. The Vancouver Airport building can be seen in the background. The women are wearing chunnis on their heads,… more

Indar Singh Gill and Kartar Kaur Gill are standing beside each other in a house in January 1961. The background wall has a portrait of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Kartar Kaur is wearing a white dress with a white head covering, while Indar Singh is wearing a light-coloured suit with a light turban.

Professional photograph of Indar Singh Gill and Kartar Kaur Gill taken in Canada in 1952. Kartar Kaur is dressed in a dress and jacket, with a chunni. Indar Singh is wearing a suit. They are standing in a studio setting and the background is a light-coloured curtain.

Indar Singh Gill is standing on the wooden staircase leading up to a house located on Wood St. in New Westminster. He had purchased the home and lot in around 1940. He is wearing a suit with a white-collared shirt and a checkered turban. The house had at least two stories with a white porch. It was located near a gurdwara.

There are four men in front of the Mainliner, a name given to many aircrafts operated by United Airlines. A man, possibly Indar Singh Gill, is posing by the aircraft's stairs, wearing a dark-coloured suit. Two men are entering the aircraft while another man is walking away. The picture was taken in May 1947 at the old Vancouver Airport with its flight route to San Francisco, then India. more

Indar Singh Gill is standing outside by a car in January 1960. The background has a few houses and a truck. Indar Singh is wearing a hat, a sweater vest, a long coat, and dress pants. There is a shadow of the photographer.

Photograph of five children standing outside. Three girls are wearing dresses with their hair in braids. They are wearing a religious bracelet called karhas. An older boy is wearing a white shirt with black pants, holding a baby. The background is a house with a car in a neighbourhood.

Photograph of the Empress of Japan II (1929-1966) going along the Fraser River a bridge. The Empress of Japan II was a passenger vessel that travelled west of Canada to the Far East. There are houses and logging seen in the background. Indar Singh Gill came to Canada in 1930, at 17 years old, on the Empress of Japan for a fare of $90 USD, from Hong Kong. He travelled with his younger brother… more

Prime Minister Chrétien visited Abbotsford's Gur Sikh Temple to declare it a National Historic Site of Canada. Prime Minister Chrétien is inside the Gurdwara wearing a head covering, called rumāl, and a formal suit. This was the first time a Canadian Prime Minister came to the Gurdwara. South Asian Canadian men are surrounding him with formal suits. On the left of Prime Minister Chrétien is… more

On July 31, 2002, Abbotsford's Gur Sikh Temple was declared a National Historic Site of Canada. Indar Singh Gill (front row, second to the left) is outside the Gurdwara wearing a light-blue turban, a formal suit, and a yellow-and-blue "Khalsa Diwan Society VIP" ribbon. Right to Indar Singh is Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, wearing a pink salwar suit with a scarf, called chunni,… more

Photograph of a plaque being presented in a Gurdwara. Left to right: Abbotsford mayor George Ferguson, an unidentified man, Indar Singh Gill, and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps. They are standing inside the Gurdwara's Darbar Sahib, the praying hall. George Ferguson and the unidentified man are wearing formal suits and rumāls. Indar Singh Gill is wearing a formal grey suit with a light-blue… more

(Left to right) Naranjan Singh Gill, Indar's Taiya Ji [elder uncle], Joginder Singh Gill, Indar's Chacha Ji [younger uncle], Ganga Singh Gill, Indar's cousin, and Indar Singh Gill.The family is from the village of Dhudike, District Moga, Punjab, India. The picture was taken in Canada in 1934. Naranjan Singh sponsored Indar Singh to come to Canada in 1930. The men are dressed in… more