Toronto, May 25 -- A formal archive memorialising the 1985 bombing of Air India flight 182, the Kanishka by pro-Khalistan terrorists, has been launched at McMaster University located in the city of Hamilton, in Ontario. The archive contains both physical and digital material including testimonies from the family members of what remains the worst terrorist incident in Canada's history. The initiative has been led by McMaster professor Chandrima Chakraborty, who said, "The goal of the Air India archive is to address the silencing of the Air India tragedy in Canadian history and public memory." She elaborated, "The objective is to educate the public about the grief of families, preserve and honour the memories of those who perished on Air India Flight 182, and create avenues for memorialisation and ongoing research." The university is also hosting a two-day conference this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Air India bombings. Professor Chakraborty said, "The AI tragedy has been called a Canadian tragedy, yet the grief of those who lost loved ones continue to be unacknowledged in Canadian history and public memory. Perhaps, marking the 40th anniversary through such free, public events such as this conference that centres the voices and experiences of families can create greater public awareness and enable informed engagement with this historical event." As the conference organisers, Chakraborty, Amber Dean, also a professor at McMaster, and Maia Lepingwell-Tardieu, a PhD candidate there, stated, "June 23, 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India bombings. Although this event has been described as a Canadian tragedy that resulted in the mass murder of 331 people, it remains little known and seldom remembered in our national consciousness."...