Komagata Maru tragedy
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Creator: Pandia, Aruna
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Aruna Pandia talks about her father, civil rights advocate Dr. Durai Pal Pandia, and her family's experience living in Canada.
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Creator: Omni News Vancouver
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OMNI News Punjabi Reporter Baldeep Singh Jhand tells the story of one of the darkest chapters in Canadian and Vancouver history; the Komagata Maru incident of 1914. In this five-part feature, Jhand weaves through the many layers of this complex story using interviews, dramatizations and voice overs to provide insight and details that many have been unaware of. The interviewees include Hugh Johnston (historian), Sohan Pooni (historian), Tejpal Sandhu (great grandson of Gurdit Singh), Jaswinder Toor (Komagata Maru descendant), the late Jack Uppal (early pioneer), Raj Toor (Komagata Maru descendant), Bakbir Kaur Sandhu (Gurdit Singh descendant). Part 1 - 00:00:01-00:10:35; Part 2 - 00:10:36-00:19:15; Part 3 - 00:19:16-00:28:00; Part 4 - 00:28:01-00:38:50; Part 5 - 00:38:51-00:49:07
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Creator: Omni News Vancouver
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Aired by OMNI Television, and narrated by Baldeep Singh Jhand, this is the second part of a two-part documentary on the history of Bhai Mewa Singh Lopoke, also known as Mewa Singh. He shot and killed William Charles Hopkinson on October 21, 1914 and then was executed January 21, 1915. His sacrifice was directly related to the tragic incident of Komagata Maru which was returned from Vancouver in July 1914. This documentary features interviews with historian Sohan Pooni, Naveen Girn, and early pioneer Late Jack Uppal.
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Creator: Omni News Vancouver
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Aired by OMNI Television, and narrated by Baldeep Singh Jhand, this is the first part of a two-part documentary on the history of Bhai Mewa Singh Lopoke, also known as Mewa Singh. He shot and killed William Charles Hopkinson on October 21, 1914 and then was executed January 21, 1915. His sacrifice was directly related to the tragic incident of Komagata Maru which was turned away from Vancouver in July 1914. This documentary features interviews with historian Sohan Pooni, Naveen Girn, and early pioneer Late Jack Uppal.
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Creator: Kazimi, Ali
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Filmmaker and author Ali Kazimi speaks about the Komagata Maru, his work, and the history of South Asians in Canada.
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Creator: Buchignani, Norman
Creator: Indra, Doreen
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Dr. Doreen Indra and Dr. Norman Buchignani speak about South Asians in the media, the South Asian-Canadian community, and the Komagata Maru incident.
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Creator: Binning, Sadhu
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Sadhu Binning speaks about the Komagata Maru and its lessons, as well as his writing related to the Komagata Maru incident.
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Creator: Johnston, Hugh
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Historian and author Hugh Johnston speaks about the Komagata Maru incident and discusses the various individuals involved.
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Creator: Basran, Gurcharn S.
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Dr. Gurcharn S. Basran speaks about early Indo-Canadian pioneers and their experiences in Canada, citizenship rights and later immigration issues, and government interactions with Indian immigrants.
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Creator: Walia, Harsha
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Harsha Walia speaks about her personal story, and reflects on the Komagata Maru.