First of its Kind: The 1912 Victoria Nagar Kirtan
Slivers of history are sometimes tucked away in the places you most expect, but stay tucked away much longer than expected, for reasons...
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SPECIAL EPISODE 06: Your Servant
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...
SPECIAL EPISODE 05: Country of Origin
The first challenge to Canada’s discriminatory “Continuous Journey” regulation took place on February 14, 1908, less than a month after...
S02 E05: Robert's Rules for Revolution
The Indian independence movement was seen as seditious and illegal, and supporting this movement and any anti-British activism from...
S02 E04:Activist to Sant: The Teja Singh Story
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 &...
S02 E03: Demystifying Hopkinson and We Solve A Mystery
Who was the real William C. Hopkinson? We try to demystify the complicated man and his obsession with the local South Asian community. We...
S02 E02: The Ballad of Bela Singh
Described as the "smartest dressed East Indian in Vancouver" Bela Singh was a British informant accused by ghadarites of being a spy and...
S02 E01: Crime & Criminality
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,...
TNC PODCAST: THE LANGUAGE OF REVOLUTION + FARMER PROTESTS
The impact of the Farmer’s protest has reverberated around the world. This week Milan, Paneet and Naveen examine The Trolley Times – a...
TNC Podcast: Racism + The Canadian Election
“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...
TNC Podcast: The Politics of Un-naming
“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...
TNC Podcast: Canadian Media Portrayals of South Asians
What can we do when the people controlling the public narrative about us and our communities are white male journalists and South Asian...
Episode 8: The Hanging of Mewa Singh
“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...
Episode 7: The Hindoo Missile Crisis
Hopkinson is overwhelmed. The passengers retaliate. In this episode we wrap up our conversation about the Komagata Maru and share stories...
Episode 6: Come Again? The Komagata Maru Story
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,...
Episode 5: Big Dog, Little Dog or The Kutha Bundha
Spy games. This week The Nameless Collective analyzes declassified government documents regarding a New Year’s Eve gathering in...
Episode 4: My Name is Ghadar
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...
The Nameless Collective Cast of Characters
Husain Rahim, Balwant Singh, Harnam Kaur, H.H. Stevens – use this character guide to follow along with The Nameless Collective Podcast...
Episode 3: When Annie Wright Became Labh Kaur
Intercultural love, rights of passage, contentious motherhood, and the politics of cremation. The first Sikh wedding at the Second Avenue...
Episode 2: Detained and Deported
Harnam Kaur. Kartar Kaur. Bishan Kaur. From 1905 to 1920, there were only 14 South Asian women in Vancouver. This episode includes an...
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