My first recorded writing was my scribbles in my grandad’s diary that proclaimed “Book is god.” Who knows what was going on in my head to write that? When I discovered that tattered diary and found my writing, I realised decades later, it’s on brand for me. I grew up in a family with limited […]
As we celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with the theme ‘Free to Be Me’, I reflect on my unique journey and the challenges I’ve overcome as a South Asian woman. Growing up, there was an expectation that I would pursue a traditional career in engineering, medicine, law, or accountancy. While I did study engineering initially, […]
As South Asian Heritage Month approaches, I find myself reflecting on the profound impact this vibrant culture has had on my life and artistic journey. My name is Tiah, and though I may not be South Asian by blood, I proudly embrace its rich tapestry as if it were woven into my very being. […]
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 Asian Heritage Month with an important talk on the relevance of Natyashastra- the ancient Indian classic on performing & creative arts. Organised at the Nehru Centre recently, the event had […]
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 been fit and healthy. I don’t have a family history of cancer or any risk factors, so how could it happen to me? As a doctor, perhaps I played down […]
‘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.
Research studies have validated that trauma experienced by our Ancestors can live on in our DNA thanks to epigenetic inheritance. Read my account of carrying intergenerational trauma from the partition of India and Pakistan here.
I am pleased to share my podcast with you. Expulsion@50 is an oral history project, created to raise awareness of the expulsion over 80,000 Asians from Uganda in 1972 by President Idi Amin. We were given just 90 days to pack up our lives and leave the country. The Expulsion was a historical event on […]
Dharma, translating to cosmic law, inherent to the eternal nature of reality. The year long, ongoing, body of work visualises these notions. Shifting between reality and fiction, the work explores themes of connection, mysticism, introspection and nuances of a Hindu lifestyle. By using the photographic process as a metaphor, it reflects my personal discovery of seeking the […]
15th August 1947 It was a momentous day for India when the British rule ended in India. It would have been a very joyous occasion had not it been tainted by the partition of India. On this day India was divided into two halves – Hindustan and Pakistan. There was a mass exodus of people […]
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