31, March 2025

Indians’ dream of migration to Canada and the tragic massacre of the “Komagata Maru ship”

VOLUME-9; ISSUE-3; MAR-2025

Author(s): Dr. Kadri Nashrin. A

Authors Affiliations:

Lecturer at Bhavan’s Sheth R.A. College of Arts and Commerce,

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202503018     |     Paper ID: IJRCS2025030018


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Humanity has been on the move ever since its inception. The desire for a better life has long been the main driving force behind relocation. It has been fascinating to study the history of Indian migration to Canada. The primary reason for Indians' migration abroad was their poor economic condition. The desire for a better life has long been the main driving force behind relocation. The journey to unknown, faraway lands has abounded with uncertainties, fear, and dilemma. In the context of the history of Indian migration to Canada, people will never forget the tragedy of the “Komagata Maru” ship, which resulted in a deadly confrontation with law enforcement officers and soldiers near Kolkata on the ship's return to India after an unsuccessful and ultimately physical standoff with authorities, police, and the military at the Port of Vancouver

   
 Komagata Maru, ship, Canada, Indians, Migration, Kolkata, Vancouver

Dr. Kadri Nashrin. A.(2025); Indians’ dream of migration to Canada and the tragic massacre of the “Komagata Maru ship”, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  3.,  Pp.135-139.        Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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