The Geographical Association is delighted that geography teacher Thalina Chowdhury has blogged for us about the importance of SAHM for the geography classroom. Her piece includes video comments from her pupils talking about this work.
Thalina is Trust Lead Practitioner of Geography at Core Education Trust
To read her piece and watch the vids please see Understanding transnationalism and celebrating South Asian Heritage Month – The GA Blog (ga-blog.org)
We look forward to doing more work on SAHM in future years.
Steve Brace
Chief Exec Geographical Association
@The_GA @SteveBraceGeog
The exhibition ‘Unsung Heroes of World War I’ featured historical artifacts, photos and news clippings on the Asian (Indian, Nepalese Bangladeshi – the Indian subcontinent, along with Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesian soldiers in WW1, as well as other moments in South Asian history.
As the saying goes, “Like mother, like daughter.” In the case of creative talents, this couldn’t be more true. The influence of a mother’s creativity can leave a lasting impact on her children, shaping their own artistic endeavours and passions. In this journal I explore the profound impact my mother’s creative legacy has influenced me and how Sohavi was truly born. Roots to routes explores my late mothers life journey from birth in Kenya to India as a teenager and eventually returning to Kenya in her 20’s , to marry my father Sardar Tirlochan Singh Dhamu, to emigrate to London from Nairobi in October 1973 and live out the rest of her life. Despite experiencing loss and trauma, she endured difficulties n her younger years and made the best of her life in my fathers trusting hand, he led her to a new life in London.
As an update from my last article, I can say that the past year has been both adventurous and fulfilling. I’ve faced a mix of opportunities
South Asian Heritage Month dates changed to "July" from 2026 — Learn more here →
