The Komagata Maru incident was an immigration dispute in which passengers aboard the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru were denied entry in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 23 May 1914. Most of
Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus aboard Komagata Maru
Portrait of Baba Gurdit Singh, Komagata Maru Memorial, Budge Budge
Komagata Maru (furthest ship on the left) being escorted by HMCS Rainbow and a swarm of small boats
The passengers dressed to go ashore, 23 May 1914. Front row, from left to right: Baba Gurdit Singh, his son Balwant, Baba Daljit Singh Kauni, Baba Puran Singh Janetpur, and Baba Gurmukh Singh Lalton.