Kartar Kaur Gill ➔ [Letter from Kartar Kaur to Indar Singh in November 1939]

Item
Identifier:
2022_05_02_043
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.southasiancanadianheritage.ca/where-are-the-women-love-solace-and-courage/
Repository Identifier
Letter#5
Date
November 16 1939;Date(s) of creation
Extent
2 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, on November 16, 1939, from Punjab to Canada. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur writes about her longing for her husband and hopes to reunite with him soon. Kartar Kaur explains how she has not been happy for a long time since their daughter's death. Also, Kartar Kaur tells her husband she received his letter on November 4, 1939, which made her very happy.
Language
Punjabi
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian couples;South Asian Canadian women;Sikh children;Punjab (India) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Letters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076240];Separation [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008786];Children and death [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023513];Long-distance relationships [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004002863]