today marks the day the Komagata Maru was forced out one hundred years ago from these shores. this headline reads trouble making Hindus. the week prior the passengers on the ship mounted a fierce resistance, which the Vancouver Sun reported as Howling masses of Hindus showered policemen with lumps of coal and bricks. In a little known fact, upon the ships return to India, the Battle of Budge Budge ensued and nineteen of the passengers, many of whom were Ghadar party members or sympathizers, were shot and killed by the British forces. one hundred years later, repression and resistance continues. inquilab zindabad.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:12:50 +0000
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