Komagata Maru tragedy

Creator: Komagata Maru Heritage Foundation

Ticket stub from the Komagata Maru Centennial Welcome Gala and Stamp Release event held at the Musqueam Community Centre in Vancouver, B.C. The ticket details the price of the ticket, the time of the event, as well the address for the event. The ticket number is no. 014. The event took place May 23, 2014. On the front of the ticket there is an image of the passengers of the Komagata Maru, and on the back, there is a map to the location of the Musqueam Community Centre.

Creator: Surrey Libraries

Pamphlet created by Surrey Libraries with a list of resources pertaining to the Komagata Maru tragedy as well as information regarding a community literary and poetry event hosted by Surrey Libraries and PICS. They event would take place on June 14th, 2014, and presented poets and writers including Tariq Malik, Gian Singh Kotli, Phinder Dulai, Ajmer Rode.

Creator: Canada Post

Official First Day Cover issued by Canada Post to mark the release of a new stamp. The stamp was issued to commemorate the Komagata Maru tragedy. The stamp design was created by the graphic design company, Paprika. The cover includes a seal detailing the official release date of the stamp being May 1, 2014. The front cover includes a photograph of the Komagata Maru. The back cover includes a history of the Komagata Maru in English, French, and Punjabi.

Creator: Canada Post

Official First Day Cover issued by Canada Post to mark the release of a new stamp. The stamp was issued to commemorate the Komagata Maru tragedy. The stamp design was created by the graphic design company, Paprika. The cover includes a seal detailing the official release date of the stamp being May 1, 2014. The cover includes a history of the Komagata Maru in English, French, and Punjabi, as well as a historical picture of the passengers of the Komagata Maru, that had been taken on the ship.

Creator: Neel, Kanwal Singh

Piece written by Dr. Kanwal Singh Neel for the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary event hosted by Simon Fraser University, detailing a brief history of the Komagata Maru tragedy, as well as describing Dr. Neel's own person involvement with past commemorative events. The record also details project initiatives taken on by Simon Fraser University as well as the social impact of the Komagata Maru's legacy.

Record detailing the schedule for the panel speakers at the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary event hosted at Simon Fraser University. Schedule dictates the panel speakers would begin their segment of the event at 10AM until 11:28AM.

Record detailing the schedule for the speakers at the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary event hosted at Simon Fraser University. Schedule dictates the event would start at 8:30AM until 11:28AM.

Creator: Neel, Kanwal Singh

Poem that was read by Dr. Kanwal Singh Neel, at the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary events hosted by Simon Fraser University on May 23, 2014 at SFU Harbour Centre and later that day, at the Musqueam Community Centre. Dr. Neel's handwritten notes to acknowledge the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, and the Burrard Inlet waters which witnessed the Komagata Maru tragedy are written at the top of the first page. The last page also contains Dr. Neel's notes recording the date and location of the events.

Creator: Singh, Paneet

Programme from the 2016 showing of the play "The Undocumented Trial of William C. Hopkinson." The play was written by Paneet Singh and ran from January 8-11, 2016 and the Vancouver Art Gallery. The play was a creative rendition and reimagining of the 1914 trial of Mewa Singh.

A colour image taken at the plaque unveiling event at Portal Park, Vancouver, commemorating the Komagata Maru 75th anniversary. Kanwal Singh Neel is seen seated on a stone bench in front of the plaque with his family, including his wife Nancy and their two daughters. On the left of the photo are Gurdial Singh and Swarnjit Kaur Neel. In the background there is greenery and some people standing.