Hugh J.M. Johnston is a historian affiliated with Simon Fraser University. He is the author of two previous books on Punjabis in Canada, The Voyage of the Komagata Maru and The Four Quarters of the Night: The Life Journey of an Emigrant Sikh.

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 Pioneers2 Jagirdar Families3 Emigrant Jathas4 Settling in Canada5 Trouble in British Columbia6 Refuge in Ontario7 Lumber Business8 Women and Children at Mayo Siding9 Village Life in Canada and India10 Ending a Partnership: Life in the City11 Citizens without Votes12 A Real United Nations in Practice13 Lessons about India and Spirituality14 The Hospital at Aur15 Finding a Teacher and Losing a Father16 Marriages and Losing a Mother17 Canada and India18 The Span of a CenturyNotesIndex

Hugh Johnston swept me away on the long arc of his narrative ... Jewels of the Qila is a deeply researched and engagingly written story of an unconventional family sustained by faith, friendships made and tested in Canada, and concern for the welfare of the people of India. - Shauna Singh Baldwin, author of What the Body Remembers and The Tiger Claw Johnston's vast knowledge of Canadian immigration history has resulted in a book that will long set the standard for those aspiring to recover the social history of British Columbia. - Harjot S. Oberoi, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia Jewels of the Qila is not just a success story about one unusual family. This is a splendidly serious, smart and multifaceted investigation of events and characters in both India and Canada. Using Kapoor [Singh Siddoo]'s wide-ranging life as a prism, Johnston has provided an authoritative and engaging overview of Sikhs in B.C. (BC BookWorld, Autumn 2012)