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At left, Pardeep Singh Nagra, director of the Mississauga-based Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada and Harban Singh Brar of Winnipeg by the digital canvas in the Canadian Journeys gallery in The Canadian Museum for Human Rights that documents the tragic Komagata Maru incident. Pardeep was in Winnipeg for the "Lions of the Sea" exhibit that explores the Komagata Maru incident on the 100th anniversary, this travelling exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is on display Monday only. 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