Eminent British historian William Dalrymple’s son Sam will examine and chronicle the five partitions in Asia. Expected to publish in 2022, his book ‘Five Partitions: The Making of Modern Asia’ promises an important corrective to the history...
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19th Mar 2026 | Updated at 08:41pm 19th Mar 2026
Manish Chauhan draws inspiration from Leicester upbringing
Reverse diversity is a social phenomenon where majority communities live in areas dominated by minority populations, creating a unique cultural and social dynamic. These neighbourhoods reflect a blend of traditions, languages, and lifestyles,...
“Food should bring pleasure, connection and nourishment”
In Good Taste: What Shapes What We Eat and Drink—and Why It Matters by Mallika Basu, launching 22 January 2026, is an accessible guide to the food system. It explores how our food is shaped by power, inequality and environmental impact, and...
On Monday, 28th December, best-selling author Amish Tripathi launched his second non-fiction book titled "Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life". The book offers practical, philosophical lessons drawn from ancient Hindu epics and...
After losing out on over a year’s worth of events, a determined Leicester-based planner decided to use lockdown to her advantage, by writing and publishing her first book.
Koolfi Club magazine, founded during the Covid pandemic by a mum-of-three living in North London, hopes to address the lack of minority representation in children’s publishing.
The British Indian Jewish Association held its fifth 'Bagels and Samosas' webinar on Thursday 26 November with guest speaker Sathnam Sanghera. He was interviewed by committee member Natalie Joseph about his career and his new book 'Empireland'...
Indian diaspora in the UK has raised concerns against a GCSE religious studies workbook which called Hindus ‘terrorists’ trying to protect their beliefs. The publisher withdrew the book titled ‘GCSE Religious Studies: Religion, Peace and Conflict’,...
The HarperCollins Traineeship, set up to help address underrepresentation in HarperCollins and in the wider publishing industry, is open for applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates for the fifth year running. Applications...
Women in engineering are seldom heard about within South Asian families. Women as mechanical engineers further tend to raise eyebrows among the community. But, Dr. Shini Somara is determined to break all stigma and prejudice associated with...
On Sunday 14th June, Afua Hirsch alleged The Sunday Times of racism. Hirsch tweeted a screenshot of the publication’s review of her book Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging. She was supported by writer Nikesh Shukla who has previously...
British Asian authors are pushing for diverse characters to be included in childrens’ colouring books and other literature in an attempt to educate children about multi-culturalism and integration.
