‘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 […]
A decade ago, the inception of “Homeland” found its roots in the minds of David Naylor and Renu Arora. This evocative piece unfolds through the lens of Renu’s South Asian heritage and her Grandmother’s Partition story.
Hello and welcome to my story. My name is Inshirah Kishwar Sakhawat Russell. You can call me Inshra. I’m a Bangladeshi-born British person who has been living in London for the last 20 years. My roots are in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the richness of culture and values those 19 years of living there with my […]
This year’s theme for South Asian Heritage Month (18 July to 17 August), is ‘stories to tell’. My story is a reminder that more than 100 million people in the world are displaced. With lack of access to basic amenities and healthcare, their memories may be similar to mine as a young boy – filled with conflict and war.
Artists impression of Scotland’s First BIA Memorial Colourful Heritage, a charity based in Scotland were granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council in December 2022 to construct Scotland’s first British Indian Army (BIA) memorial within the grounds of the iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow. In August 2023, the ‘Memorial Brick Laying Ceremony’ was held […]
A Selfless Bravery – Rambahadur Limbu VC Action The story of Rambahadur Limbu often focuses on his courageous actions on November 21st 1965 when his bravery led to his being awarded the Victoria Cross, the most recent Gurkha to have been so rewarded. His selfless bravery is better appreciated when placed in both the context […]
A Selfless Bravery – Kulbir Thapa’s Victoria Cross (VC) Action It was during the First World War that the appellation ‘Bravest of the Brave, Most Generous of the Generous’ was first used in reference to Gurkha soldiers. The actions of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, the first Gurkha soldier to receive the Victoria Cross, stands as a shining example. In September 1915 elements […]
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