Ujjal Dosanjh - Journey After Midnight: India, Canada and the Road Beyond

To Rami, who has unflinchingly stood with me; to my brother, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles; to my children, who love me despite the long periods of neglect I visited upon them; to my six grandchildren, Solaina, Alexie, Suhani, Iyla, Mila and Damon, for whom I continue my fight and pen my lifes story; and to the countless friends and supporters who have helped me stand up, speak out and fight on.

Page numbers refer to print edition

Photographs indicated by page numbers in italics

A

Aboriginal rights, . See also Gitksan First Nation; Gustafsen Lake standoff; Nisgaa Agreement

activism,

Adam-Moodley, Kogila,

Admi, Andy,

Afghanistan,

Agra, India,

agriculture, in Dosanjh Kalan,

Air India Flight

Akali Dal party,

Akali Singh Sikh Society,

Akal Takhat, . See also Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple)

Ali, Aruna Asaf,

Amritsar, India, . See also Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple)

Anand, Jagjit Singh,

Armco,

Armistice Day dawn patrol,

Atari, India,

Atariwala, Gurbakhsh,

attacks: on Aseem at fireworks festival,

Attorney General, see Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General

Atwal, Gurdeep,

Atwal, Harjinder,

Atwal, Harjit,

Atwal, Jaspal,

Atwell, Phyllis,

Avian Flu,

Axworthy, Chris,

B

Baba Sung Gurdwara,

Babbar Khalsa International,

backbenchers,

Badal, Parkash Singh,

Badhan, Dev,

Bagga, Harkirat Singh,

Bagga, Santokh Singh,

Bagri, Ajaib Singh,

Bahowal School,

Bains, Amerjit,

Bains, Didar,

Bains, Hardial,

Bains, Moola Singh (Nanaji (maternal grand-father)): advice from on stuttering,

Bains, Raj,

Bakhshish (friend),

Bal, Chanchal,

balanced budget bill,

Balli, Baljit,

bankruptcy laws,

Banso Bhenji (cousin),

Barlee, Bill,

Barnes, Emery,

Barrett, Dave: in 1979 election, . See also Barrett government

Barrett government,

B.C. Human Rights Branch,

B.C. Organization to Fight Racism ( BCOFR ),

Beant (Nanajis older brother),

Bedford, England,

Beesla, Piara,

Benji, Rajinder,

Bennett (Bill) government,

Berger, Thomas,

Bhaji, see Dosanjh, Kamal (Bhaji (brother))

Bhindranwale, Jarnail Singh: arrest of,

Bhullar, Jaswant Singh,

Bhutto, Benazir,

Biji, see Kaur, Surjit (Biji (mother)); Shergill, Charanjit Kaur (Biji (mother-in-law))

Billayhana, India,

Binning, Sadhu,

Biraji (cousin Harbans): and Chachaji,

Birrell, Margaret,

Black, Bill,

Blencoe, Robin,

Bolan, Kim,

Bollywood,

Bombay (Mumbai),

books,

Borst, John,

Boscariol, Celso,

Bose, Subhas,

Bowbrick, Graeme,

Boyle, Harry,

Brewin, Gretchen,

Brill, Barry,

Britain, see England

British Columbia politics: 1979 election, . See also Barrett, Dave; Barrett government; Bennett (Bill) government; Campbell, Gordon; Clark government; Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in B.C. provincial politics; Dosanjh government; Harcourt government; Johnston government; Liberal Party (B.C.); Miller, Dan; New Democratic Party (B.C.); Progressive Democratic Alliance (B.C.); Social Credit Party (B.C.); Vander Zalm, Bill

British Rail,

Broomhall, Peter,

Brown, Hans,

Brown, Rosemary,

budget, balanced,

Burke Lumber,

Burnt Church crisis,

Busson, Bev,

C

Cadman, Chuck,

Calder, Frank,

California,

Campbell, Gordon: and 2001 election,

Canada: 1974 election, . See also Chrtien, Jean; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in federal politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in Vancouver; Harper government; Indian community, in Canada/B.C.; Martin government

Canada Darpan (newspaper),

Canadian, Darshan Singh,

Canadian Farmworkers Union,

Canadian Security Intelligence Agency ( CSIS ),

Carrier Lumber case,

Cashore, John,

Casinogate scandal,

caste system,

Chachaji, see Dosanjh, Pritam Singh (Chachaji (father))

Chahal, Mark,

chamchas (hangers-on),

Chan, Shirley,

Chandigarh, India,

Chaoulli v. Quebec,

Chauhan, Jagjit Singh,

Cheema, Bob,

child care,

childhood, see Dosanjh, Ujjal, childhood and early adulthood

child pornography,

child protection,

Chilton, Chris,

China, trip to,

Chinese Canadians,

Chinese head tax,

Chopra, V.D.,

Chopra, Vijay,

Chrtien, Jean,

Clark, Bruce,

Clark, Glen: and Dosanjh government, . See also Clark government

Clark, Joe,

Clark government: and 1996 election, . See also Clark, Glen

Clayoquot Sound,

Communist Party of India,

Congress party (India),

Connaught Place, Delhi,

Cosmic Crayon Company,

CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Agency),

Cull, Elizabeth,

Cullen, Austin,

D

Dada (paternal grandfather (Harnam)),

Dadi (paternal grandmother (Bishan Kaur)),

Dalits,

DArcy, Thomas,

Davies, Libby,

daycare, see child care

Delhi, India,

Desai, Moraji,

Deshmukh, Vilasrao,

Des Pardes (newspaper),

Dhahan, Nashatter,

Dhaliwal, Herb,

Dhaliwal, Kashmir,

Dharm Yudh Morcha, . See also Bhindranwale, Jarnail Singh; Sikh extremists

Dhillon, Daljit,

Dhillon, Gurdev,

Dhillon, Manjit (Masarji (uncle)): introduction to,

Dhillon, Ram Singh,

Dion, Stphane,

Dix, Adrian,

Doman Industries,

Dosanjh, Amar Singh,

Dosanjh, Aseem (son): arrest in Windsor,

Dosanjh, Balbir Singh,

Dosanjh, Bhagwan Singh,

Dosanjh, Hargurdeep Chand,

Dosanjh, Kamal (Bhaji (brother)): and Bachint Kaur,

Dosanjh, Pavel (son): birth of,

Dosanjh, Pritam Singh (Chachaji (father)): and altercation at Ross Street Temple,

Dosanjh, Ujjal: appetite of, . See also Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in B.C. provincial politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, childhood and early adulthood; Dosanjh, Ujjal, education; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in England; Dosanjh, Ujjal, family life; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in federal politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, law career; Dosanjh, Ujjal, political involvement; Dosanjh, Ujjal, and Sikh/Indian politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, trips to India; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in Vancouver; Dosanjh extended family; Dosanjh government

Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General: and Aboriginal rights,

Dosanjh, Ujjal, in B.C. provincial politics: 1979 Vancouver South NDP nomination, . See also Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General; Dosanjh government

Dosanjh, Ujjal, childhood and early adulthood: at Billayhana farm, . See also Dosanjh, Ujjal, education

Dosanjh, Ujjal, education: application to study in England,

Dosanjh, Ujjal, in England: application to study in,

Dosanjh, Ujjal, family life: and 1986 election, . See also Dosanjh, Ujjal, trips to India; Dosanjh extended family; specific family members

Dosanjh, Ujjal, in federal politics: 1974 election, . See also Martin government

Dosanjh, Ujjal, law career: after 1979 election,

Dosanjh, Ujjal, political involvement: and 1980 Vancouver mayoral election, . See also Dosanjh, Ujjal, as B.C. Attorney General; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in B.C. provincial politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, in federal politics; Dosanjh, Ujjal, and Sikh/Indian politics; Dosanjh government

Dosanjh, Ujjal, and Sikh/Indian politics: altercation at Ross Street Temple,

Dosanjh, Ujjal, trips to India: 1994 trade mission trip,