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Pardeep Singh Nagra, director of the Mississauga-based Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada by part of the "Lions of the Sea" exhibit that explores the tragic Komagata Maru incident on the 100th anniversary. He is by the Canada Post stamp that honoured the victims of the tragic event. The travelling exhibit and lecture at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is on display Monday. Pardeep overcame barriers of discrimination in the boxing ring, in the lead-up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Nagra launched a successfully legal challenge after being barred from fighting at the national championships because he refused to shave his beard. Kevin Rollason story Wayne Glowacki/Winnipeg Free Press Oct.27 2014