HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Singapore
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Japan
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Kolkata
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Detailed explanation-1: -Komagata Maru sailed from British Hong Kong, via Shanghai, China, and Yokohama, Japan, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab province in British India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Correct answer is Gurdit Singh. The Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship that sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada via Japan in May 1914. At that time, Canada had laws restricting the entry of migrants of Asian origin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Komagata Maru incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru on which a group of citizens of the British Raj attempted to immigrate to Canada in 1914 but were denied entry. Following a two-month stalemate, the ship and its 352 passengers were forced to sail back to India.