Shashi Aggarwal arrived in Birmingham from India on a freezing day in January 1972 wearing just a sari to keep her warm. Knowing no one, Shashi found comfort...
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25th Apr 2024 | Updated at 08:38pm 25th Apr 2024
Little English and truly South Asian
In the past couple of decades, British Indian films like Bend It Like Beckham and Slumdog Millionaire have not only created a lot of buzz in the South Asian diaspora but have also swept up top awards in the international arena. And yet, the...
South Asians will enjoy revisiting scenic Bangladesh through "Secrets in the Wind"
Rumki Chowdhury was born in Bangladesh and grew up in the USA. She has also lived in the UK and Sweden. With an MA in English Literature from The Queen Mary University of London and a BA in English Writing from The William Paterson University...
The Nehru Centre recently gave a platform to two co-authors Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain who were in conversation with Dr Swapan Dasgupta (Hon’ble...
Zainab Hasan is currently starring in Rice, a co-production with Actors Touring Company and Orange Tree Theatre until 13 November. The play will be live-streamed...
Durga Pujo for Bengalis’ calendars revolves around this one festival. Pujo means meeting up with near and dear ones, dressing up every day, gorging on tasty food, and most importantly pandal hopping. But what if you live in the UK and did not...
Jasbir Singh Hayer (Jaz of the Kray Twinz) unfortunately passed away on the afternoon of October 19 after a four-week-long battle with Covid-19.
Businessman and bookseller Abdul Thadha, owner of multi-million-pound company Books2Door and founder and managing director at the award-winning independent...
Sumantra Bose is one of the world’s foremost experts on the Kashmir conflict. He is the author of eight books including Contested Lands: Israel-Palestine,...
Sonita Gale's debut film HOSTILE will have its World Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival, screening 29 October at Curzon Hoxton in east London, followed...
Actor Daniel Craig announced before the release of No Time To Die that his fifth Bond film would also be his last. His departure was the subject of rumours beforehand, though – with Craig stating on several occasions that he planned on retiring...
Ragasudha Vinjamuri, a University-educator and classical dancer has been honoured with the prestigious British Citizen Award (BCAa) for her contributions...
