Bhagwant Kaur Gill ➔ [Bhagwant Kaur Gill; Love, Solace and Courage]
Item
Identifier:
2022_05_03_001
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.southasiancanadianheritage.ca/where-are-the-women-love-solace-and-courage/
Repository Identifier
Story of Bhagwant Kaur
Date
Extent
4 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
This document describes Bhagwant Kaur's journey, how she immigrated to Canada in 1939 with her two young children to reunite with her husband, Indar Singh Gill. Her immigration journey included travelling on a train from Punjab to Calcutta, Empress of Japan, and the CPR Empress of Japan. Bhagwant Kaur and Indar Singh's love is captured through their daughter, Dr. Kuldip Gill's poem "Samran: Hand to Hand to Hand."
Language
English
Subject Headings - SACDA
Punjab (India) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century;South Asian Canadian couples;South Asian Canadian children
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Canada, Western [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019364-781];Arranged marriage [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004366];Canada--Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100373]
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