Literature

Nobody want us

Nobody want us(1) 1914. India is under British rule. ‘Black men’ are being exploited. A Japanese ship, the Kamataga Maru, with about 36 Indians, set sail for the Canadian port city of Vancouver. Among them were 337 members of the Sikh community. There were 26 Muslims. And 12 Hindus. Gurudit Singh was a leader and businessman. Expatriate fighters to liberate India from the clutches of the British. He was one of the companions of this sea voyage. He thought that Canada, as a member of the Commonwealth, would be a haven for Indians suffering from British rule. They knew it would not be easy for South Asians to enter Canada. Even then, with life in hand, the sea journey begins with the hope of a beautiful life.

The ‘Kamataga Maru’ started its journey from Hong Kong on April 4, 1914. About two months later, on May 26, the Kamataga Maru entered Vancouver’s waters. But the ship was not allowed to anchor in the port. Already there has been a movement against South Asians from coming to Canada. Immigration laws were getting stricter and stricter. Each passenger must have ২০০ 200. Must come directly from India. There is no solution even after many negotiations. 24 people were allowed to enter. The rest were repatriated from the Canadian port on July 23, about two months later. A few military vessels followed the ship so far that no one could jump off the ship and reach the port.
The ship anchored at Calcutta port on 14 September. Twenty-two people were killed for treason. More than 200 people are in the dark of the prison.
In 2016, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, apologized to Parliament for the much-discussed atrocity, almost 100 years later. The message of forgiveness will never reach those passengers of Kamataga Maru. “Mr. Speaker, today I rise in this House to offer an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada, for our role in the Komagata Maru incident.
More than a century ago, a great injustice took place ”
” No words can fully erase the pain and suffering they experienced. Regrettably, the passage of time means that none are alive to hear our apology today. ”

 

(2) 1939. The name of the ship is SS St. Louis. Passenger number 938. Everyone is Jewish. Anti-Semitism was rampant throughout Europe. From Hamburg on May 13, St. Louis set sail for Cuba to escape the hands of the Third Reich of Germany. Two weeks later St. Louis anchored in the port of Havana. There are also anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic protests. Many call the Jews there ‘communists’. After many days of court, 29 people were allowed to enter Havana. It then sailed for the US port of Miami with 907 passengers on board. From the ship was seen the light of Miami port. Contact was with President Roosevelt. No response was received. Hole immigrant quota called from the State Department is full. Will have to wait according to the waiting list. For a long time, Congress and the American people were against the immigration of Jews outside the quota. A 1937 survey found that 61% of Americans were against Jewish immigration. Congress and the people were against the idea that even Jewish children could not come to America. “Jews are greedy.” “Nobody wants us,” he said.

Passengers in St. Louis think about going to Canada. But disability was also reported from Canada. In the hope of surviving after about a month, he finally sailed to the Belgian port of St. Louis at sea. Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, France share passengers and provide shelter. During World War II, 254 of them died in various concentration camps in Germany. In 2012, the U.S. State Department apologized to the survivors of St. Louis and to the rest of the world for this black chapter in history.

(3) The war on earth has not stopped yet. Economic, political, environmental crises, famines, epidemics have disrupted the lives of people in countries in Asia, Africa, Arabia, and Latin America. Western powers and their local allies have for many years destabilized ordinary life by expanding economic and military dominance in the surrounding areas, including relatively weak countries. People from different national, regional and religious communities have also been banned from entering safe countries. History repeats itself !! In the hope of survival, in the hope of a healthy, normal, safe life, millions of people are crossing the mountains, the passages, the deep forests, the hot deserts, the inaccessible, dangerous path after sea. Cuba has found the desired immigration. Some are in jail. Someone has become destitute. Someone has a place in the mass grave. Someone has drowned in the deep Atlantis of the sea. Sometimes the waves of the sea push someone to the shore. Their silent frozen bodies are lying face down in the sea with a lot of pride.

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