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

The Nameless Collective Podcast

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S02 E04: Activist to Sant: The Teja Singh Story

FEB 19, 202026 MIN
The Nameless Collective Podcast

S02 E04: Activist to Sant: The Teja Singh Story

FEB 19, 202026 MIN

Description

S02E04: Activist. Preacher. Harvard graduate. Anti-British. We follow the intriguing life of Teja Singh; from an anti-British activist in a 3-piece suit living in Vancouver and travelling across North America, to a quiet life as a sant or holy person in India in the 1960s. Complementary to Teja Singh was Ghadar revolutionary Balwant Singh. The political activist was a priest at the Vancouver gurdwara who was active in Indian independence movements across the world. 

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 of Sant Teja Singh, courtesy Library of Congress Archives.

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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