My name is Shaz Khan (Shahzadgai Khan). My story is very simple but my parents’ is not. I stumbled across an article that I wrote when I was 17 years old for my English A-level coursework. It was all about “Being an Asian in Modern British Society”, which is where the inspiration for this podcast stems from. I decided to take advantage of the COVID lockdown, create this podcast as a platform to initiate conversations from a personal angle around South Asian Heritage. I am fortunate enough to have such interesting and resilient people in my life who have provided their lens on different parts of South Asian history. My father is from a Pathaan heritage, and moved from Pakistan to Sheffield, England in 1953 at the age of ten years old. He faced every existent form of discrimination, extreme poverty and a major culture shock. My mother came from an island in Bangladesh called Hatiya. She was forced to flee her island during the major Bholna Cyclone in 1970, and found herself immersed into the uprising Bangladeshi Liberation War occurring in mainland Dhaka in 1971.
I have provided a link below to a few of the episodes that I believe are a great reflection on some scattered parts of South Asian history. I truly enjoyed participating in these conversations and I hope you take something from them too.
If you are interested in being on my podcast or in getting in touch, please contact me on instagram via @bambswithshaz or @shaz.khan.
Best wishes,
Shaz
Chapter 4:The End of the British Raj- https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KuyQvjDAviaiQvH4pDD2E?si=DDADNIFiSQWkC3BTI5358Q
Chapter 14: The 1971 Liberation War (A Freedom Fighters Perspective)- https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EDUi5EYvSGbT6FcRotUTP?si=groAlvxFS-i61u3Xu4Oz9g
Chapter 19: The Origins of our Names- https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mr1cXrsnPhZNNcJJidItO?si=5zDkY9_XT5mGEUXUWk5xhg
South Asian Heritage Month marked by Sanskruti Centre July 2023 Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence, an arts charity based in the UK marked the South
Getting diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer at the age of 39 was a real shock. I’m a GP, active mother of two and always
‘I am the unlucky one’ I said to the Consultant. I was sobbing away on my own with nobody to hold my hand or support me. Where did I go wrong? What had I done? I always helped everyone – young old, needy and desperate. So why did it have to be ME? I didn’t understand.
The first of the Trust’s projects is the South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM), which first took place in 2020 and runs from the 18th of July to the 17th of August each year.
SAHM seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities.
It seeks to understand the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia.
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