S02E02: Described as the "smartest dressed East Indian in Vancouver" Bela Singh was a British informant accused of several crimes, including murdering community leader and ghadarite Bhai Bhag Singh. We discuss the violent, bloody altercations between Team Bela Singh (Pro-British) and Team Bhai Bhag Singh (Pro-Ghadarites/Pro-Indian Independence) in this episode.
In Season 2 of The Nameless Collective Podcast, we talk about crime & criminality, and what constitutes criminal behaviour amongst early South Asian settlers in and around Vancouver, Canada.
*Cover art image is from the Vancouver Daily Province, 1, 4, 10 Sept., 1914. Retrieved from
The Nameless Collective Podcast Season 2 is a Canadian History podcast produced by JugniStyle.com and Manjot Bains. The show is hosted and researched by Naveen Girn, Milan Singh and Paneet Singh in Vancouver, Canada. Music: A Melodic Shade of Blu ft. Keerat Kaur, by WiseChild.
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