From which of the following places Komagata Maru started its journey?
Q. From which of the following places Komagata Maru started its journey?
Answer: Honkong
Notes: Komagatamaru was a Japanese steamship which sailed from British Hong Kong in 1914. A group of people from India was on board who were trying to immigrate to Canada. It reached Vancouver with 376 passengers from Punjab province in British India. Out of them 352 were not allowed to disembark. Later it returned to Budge Budge, Calcutta. Baba Gurdit Singh and other leders were arrested and deported to Punjab.

 

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