Gill, Bhagwant Kaur

This document is about Kuldip Gill's first poetry collection called Dharma Rasa, where there is an analysis of select poems about her parents, Bhagwant Kaur (1914-1980) and Indar Singh (1901-1969). First, Kuldip's "Love letters-Canada to India" depicts Indar Singh's painful separation from his family in the 1930s while he was in Canada and his family was in India. Second, Kuldip's poem "Oud ja Kaliya Kauva (Fly away black crow)" narrates Bhagwant Kaur's loneliness living without her husband with her in-laws. Third, Kuldip's poem "My Eyes Hurt When You're Not Here" shows Indar Singh haunted by memories of his wife, while working in Canada alone. Fourth, "The Dream Train," where Kuldip writes about her parents meeting in the dreamland to escape their separation. The document continues with depictions of "Love Song," "Kildeer's dance," "Samaran," and many others.

Family photograph taken of the Gill family. Top row, left to right: Pal Singh Gill, Ganga Singh Gill, and Indar Singh Gill. In the second row, left to right: Naranjan Singh Gill, Phangan Singh, and Indar Singh (Bhagwant Kaur's husband). In the bottom row, left to right: an unidentified young boy, and an unidentified young girl, Bhagwant Kaur Gill, who is holding a baby on her lap in the middle. Her head is covered with a chunni. On Bhagwant Kaur's left, Kuldip Kaur, her daughter, sits beside her. The older Gill men are wearing formal suits, and three Gill men have their heads covered by a turban.

Photograph of Bhagwant Kaur. She had her head covered by a chunni, which is a garment that typically Punjabi women wear to represent modesty. There is black text "Bhagwant Kaur" across the picture. The photograph is a cropped image from a larger picture. The background contains a male family member's formal western suit.

This document describes Bhagwant Kaur's journey, how she immigrated to Canada in 1939 with her two young children to reunite with her husband, Indar Singh Gill. Her immigration journey included travelling on a train from Punjab to Calcutta, Empress of Japan, and the CPR Empress of Japan. Bhagwant Kaur and Indar Singh's love is captured through their daughter, Dr. Kuldip Gill's poem "Samran: Hand to Hand to Hand."

Collage B consists of six black and white pictures of the Gill family. The photograph on the bottom left corner depicts Indar Fuel Company trucks (1951). The photograph above it shows the Gill family shopping in downtown Vancouver. Behind that photograph is another of Kartar Kaur's passport picture (1949). Next to this is Indar Singh's passport picture (1935). In the top right corner is a photograph of Indar Singh, his two uncles, and his cousin (1931). The final photograph is a family portrait of the Gill family.

Photograph taken of Indar Singh Gill and some of his relatives. Top row, left to right: Indar's cousins, Pal Singh Gill and Ganga Singh Gill, as well as, Indar Singh Gill. Second row, left to right: Naranjan Singh Gill, Indar's Taiya Ji [elder uncle], Phangan Singh Gill, and an unidentified man. Bottom row, left to right: an unidentified young boy, and unidentified girl, Bhagwant Kaur Gill, who is holding a baby on her lap, Kuldip Kaur, and an unidentified young boy. Bhagwant Kaur's head is covered with a chunni. The older Gill men are wearing formal suits, and three of Gill men have their heads covered by a turban.

Photograph of members of Dr. Gill's family standing together. The group appears to be standing outside in a backyard. From left to right: Dan Singh Sangha, Dr. Gill's maternal cousin, Ratan Singh, the brother-in-law of Dr. Gill's sister, Gurdev and Sherri Hayre, Dr. Gill's niece, and Bhagwant Kaur Gill, Dr. Gill's sister.

Photograph of Dr. Gill's family standing outside a building. In the back row, there are two young women, two young men, and an older man. In front of them, four women are standing with two young boys in front. On the bottom of the photograph the date is noted as June 1963. From left to right: Avtar Gill, Dr. Gill's nephew, Narinder Kaur, Dr. Gill's wife, Dilbag Singh Gill, Dr. Gill's father, Sherri, Dr. Gill's niece, Disha, Dr. Gill's nephew, Harbans, the wife of Dr. Gill's cousin, Bhagwant Kaur Gill, Dr. Gill's sister, Darshan Kaur Shergill, Dr. Gill's sister. The remaining are distant relatives and nephews of Dr. Gill.