The Nameless Collective Podcast

S01 E03: When Annie Wright Became Labh Kaur


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The first Sikh wedding at the Second Avenue Gurdwara (Khalsa Diwan Society) in Vancouver was also an intercultural union. Annie Wright and Munsha Singh fell in love and were married in 1909, and made history as not only the first couple to be married at the gurdwara, but also as the first noted marriage between a white Christian and a South Asian Sikh in Canada. We piece together the story of their relationship, and the people and stories that intersected with their lives, as well as other tales of conversions and mistaken identities.
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The Nameless Collective PodcastBy Milan Singh, Naveen Girn and Paneet Singh

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