stories

Slivers of history are sometimes tucked away in the places you most expect, but stay tucked away much longer than expected, for reasons...

On January 9th, 1915 - just two days before his execution - Bhai Mewa Singh wrote a letter to the community in Stockton. With the help of...

The first challenge to Canada’s discriminatory “Continuous Journey” regulation took place on February 14, 1908, less than a month after...

The Indian independence movement was seen as seditious and illegal, and supporting this movement and any anti-British activism from...

We discuss the intriguing life of Teja Singh; from an anti-British activist in a 3-piece suit to the Sant in the 1960s. Photographs &...

Who was the real William C. Hopkinson? We try to demystify the complicated man and his obsession with the local South Asian community. We...

Described as the "smartest dressed East Indian in Vancouver" Bela Singh was a British informant accused by ghadarites of being a spy and...

We're back! Season 2 of The Nameless Collective Podcast is here after a long hiatus, and we've got five episodes full of surprises,...

The impact of the Farmer’s protest has reverberated around the world. This week Milan, Paneet and Naveen examine The Trolley Times – a...

“You know what? You should cut your turban off, you’ll look like a Canadian.” We can’t have a conversation about this Canadian election...

“We cannot hope to preserve the national type if we allow Asiatics to enter Canada in any numbers.” Harry Stevens was a Canadian MP in...

What can we do when the people controlling the public narrative about us and our communities are white male journalists and South Asian...

“I shoot, I go station.” When do people of colour enter the archive? “When we’re buying property or breaking the law.” In 1914, Mewa...

Hopkinson is overwhelmed. The passengers retaliate. In this episode we wrap up our conversation about the Komagata Maru and share stories...

What more can be said about the Komagata Maru? Lots! 103 years after the Komagata Maru ship was turned away from Canada on July 23,...

Spy games. This week The Nameless Collective analyzes declassified government documents regarding a New Year’s Eve gathering in...

This is the right time to revolt, Hindustani brothers what are you waiting for? We will not live in this world forever, so why do we hide...

Husain Rahim, Balwant Singh, Harnam Kaur, H.H. Stevens – use this character guide to follow along with The Nameless Collective Podcast...

Intercultural love, rights of passage, contentious motherhood, and the politics of cremation. The first Sikh wedding at the Second Avenue...

Harnam Kaur. Kartar Kaur. Bishan Kaur. From 1905 to 1920, there were only 14 South Asian women in Vancouver. This episode includes an...