The BBC Radio 4 journalist and broadcaster delves into her own fascinating family history and the lives of her grandparents to tell the story of the birth of Pakistan, giving compelling insights into Empires, colonial rule, and the partition of India.
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 […]
Background My mum was born in 1978 in Scotland to an English father and a Scottish mother, while my dad was born in 1966 in Bristol to an English mother and an absent non-white father. My paternal grandmother never disclosed any details about my dad’s father, but one of her friends provided my dad with […]
I’ve often been asked where I’m from and when I respond in the hope that it’s a sufficient answer to the question, there’s usually the expected follow-up question; ‘yes, but where are you really from?’ It’s a familiar question for most people of colour. Some people respond to the ‘where are you from?’ question stating […]
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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