Komagata Maru Memorial
কোমাগাতা মারু শহীদ গঞ্জ
The memorial at Budge Budge to the passengers shot in 1914.
About Komagata Maru Memorial
In 1914 the ship Komagata Maru carried 376 Indian passengers, most of them Sikhs from Punjab, to Vancouver, where Canada refused to let them land. Forced back across the Pacific, the ship was brought to Budge Budge. When the passengers refused to board a train to Punjab, police opened fire and about twenty were killed. A memorial was raised here in 1952, and the railway station was later renamed in the ship’s honour.
Why visit
A turning point in the freedom movement, remembered in a small riverside town.
What to see and do
- The memorial pillar
- The riverside at Budge Budge
Plan your visit
- Area
- Budge Budge & Achipur, Behala & Southwest
- Nearest landmark
- Budge Budge, near the river
- Best time
- Morning or afternoon. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
- Time needed
- About 30 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Entry
- Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
- Train
- Budge Budge
- Walking
- Little walking
- Photography
- Photography is fine with some care.
Nearby and related places
- Achipur Chinese Temple: Where India’s Chinese community began, on the river near Budge Budge.
More guides
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