I’m Louvain and work as a Civil Servant in London. I found out I had lung cancer following a scan for suspected appendicitis.In 2021, I went into hospital for a CT scan as doctors thought I may have appendicitis. It turned out to be an ovarian cyst but at the same time, they also spotted […]
No one drew the map. I made my own. I wasn’t supposed to end up here. Definitely not as a detective. Not as a South Asian woman. Not as a working-class kid from East London. But I did. I grew up with Punjabi roots and Cockney grit. One hand stirring the cha, the other learning […]
Mum asks me “Beti, please refresh the tinWhere the masala lives”. It’s a timeless ritual,Always me,Navigating the jigsaw,Of my Identity. ~Jeera, coriander, golden haldi~ These spices ground meLengthening my own rootsTo my ancestral home out of reach Mum says my touch sanctifies her cooking. How divine is a mother’s blessing… By: @RadsWrites – Radhika Manek
What does it mean to me? ‘Roots to Routes’ means bringing our history to light and telling it as it truly was. My mother’s journey from Karachi, Pakistan to the Liverpool docks is something we didn’t discuss until I was in my late thirties, prompted by my 8-year-old son’s project for Windrush. Hearing my […]
‘Ayah’ refers to South Asian women and ‘Amah’ to South East Asian women who served the British in Asia and other colonies as children’s nannies, nursemaids and ladies’ maids. For the last few years Hackney Museum has been researching the stories of ayahs in Britain and in east London in particular. These pioneering women were […]
The Sri Lankan Culture Collective is a project founded by Rosh Olivelle, Thana Sivasambu, and Ranji Thangiah, creative entrepreneurs who are passionate about celebrating Sri Lankan heritage, culture and identity.
The debut theatre show from comedian Anu Vaidyanathan is her story of being a south Indian immigrant who has lost her co-ordinates and her language, and of finally learning it’s time to ask for help. Menagerie talks about modern motherhood, being a migrant, and being a south Indian married to a north Indian, her diametric […]
Kent Saheli Group (KSG), a charity based in Kent, celebrated Teeyan with 700 women attending at Fort Gardens, Gravesend on Sunday 21 July 2024. Teeyan, also known as ‘Teej’ or ‘Teeyan Da Mela,’ is a traditional festival that celebrates the monsoon season and women’s sisterhood. Women from various parts of the UK gathered to celebrate […]
Nearly 60 and this topic has me hooked. Who are we? My colour identifies me, an Asian, yet my birth in the UK in London at a time when it was rare to find an Asian shop yet alone an Asian soul is the real me.
South Asian and interested in podcasting? This is for you. We made history with with the first ever South Asian Podcasters Meet-Up in the UK! This was literally the first time podcasters had come together in any UK podcasting industry event. I was told it was the “Most Attended Meet-Up” at the The Podcast Show […]
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