The voyage of the Komagata Maru has its roots in the present as well as in the past. It had its links with the Ghadr party, the most powerful terrorist organization outside India engaged in the anti-imperialist struggle. But its relevance is no less to the immediate question of the Indian immigrants everywhere and their prospects and problems. Both aspects have been interwoven into this account of the Sikh Challenge to Canada’s colour bar. Helweg’s book takes up the theme of emigration and immigrants within a narrow spatial framework over a long period from 1947 to 1948.
Mar-Apr-May-June 1980, volume 4, No 3/4/5/6