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S4: The Punjabi Market

The Secret Life of Canada

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The Comagata Maro

Anti colonial sentiment was also happening in the states, and a group was formed in 19 13 called the hindoo association of the pacific coast. They also had a paper that made its way up to vancouver. Please take a read at what was printed in the very first issue. Wanted brave soldiers to stir up rebellion in india. Pay death prize, martyrdom, pension, liberty. Ok? So they weren't messing around. And then the comagata maroo happened. The event that unfolded around thecomagata maro was a flash point between south asians and canadians. It makes sense that they organized at the gudara because it would be safe place

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