National Trust, Kedleston Hall (in Derby) will be showcasing the extraordinary film story of an ordinary man – Mr Ajit Singh Dosanjh who arrived in the UK in the early 1950s.
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FREE EVENT. University of Birmingham, Arts Floor 2 LR5 (219) Saturday 10th August, 2pm.
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The history of Bengal is the story of multiple interwoven threads. Celebrating the plurality of voices, culinary traditions, textiles, and music that have shaped East and West Bengal is central to our event. Our event, ‘Restitching Heritage: A Journey through Bengali Textile, Music, and Food,’ will weave together these different threads of heritage.
We aim to bring people from across the Bengali community and other communities together to celebrate the heritage and culture of Bengal. By focusing on forms of sensory heritage through food, textiles, and music, we aspire to provoke discussion on themes of identity, heritage preservation, and community.
Tara Theatre creates innovative, politically charged theatre harnessing the power of co-creation. Our work explores the complexities of our world through a South Asian lens, championing South Asian voices and artists, identifying new narratives, new ideas and new forms.
At Kedleston Hall in Derby DE22 5JH we have opened the Hall to the public for our Diwali programming . Kedleston Hall has an inextricable link with India as Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from 1899 till 1905. He hosted the Delhi Durbar in 1903 and also collected about 1200 beautiful objects from across India, Afghanistan, Tibet , China , Japan to name a few countries. We , at the National Trust are celebrating this shared history by celebrating Diwali , Bandi Chhor Diwas – the season of light in Kedleston Hall . We have incorporated the key elements of traditional Diwali decorations! ” Rangoli” to welcome our lovely visitors; Rangoli, which has been made by crafting 100’s of marigold garlands made of wool – crafted by our lovely volunteers, the amazing ladies group from the Ramgarhia gurudwara, WI , Rock Choir and our staff members and friends ..❤️ I have also worked with a grass root level charity in Kolkatta / West Bengal who have crafted 3000 sola pith flowers for us … Sola pith is a weed that grows in the marshy areas of West Bengal . It is biodegradable and eco friendly and this craft is kept alive by the talented craftsmen and women in Bengal. It is traditionally used during Kaali Pooja in Bengal ! Big thank you to the incredible Kirat Garcha in Kolkatta who helped me source them and has worked so hard to make my vision come to life ? Diwas / Diyas …they signify light – Illumination … We have had these lovely terracota light holders made by a local artist Sheena Holland , our lovely volunteers and staff and have been lovingly painted by local school children .. Never has Kedleston Hall been this adorned 🙂 …The beautiful light projections of rangoli , light , marigolds and the peacock have been installed by the amazing Derby Quad ! We are open everyday till the 19th of November from 11 am till 3 pm .Do visit us .Let us share the light .
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My dad was just a teenager when he arrived in Bradford in the 1970s. With the support of extended family he found work, learnt the language, and a few years later returned to Pakistan to marry my mum. I was born in the 80s, the second girl in a house of five children. We found […]
Did you know that during WW2, nearly 2.5 million personnel from the British Indian Army were deployed to help protect Britain at its time of need? A special Muslim contingent called ‘Force K6’ was a Mule Transport Corps a part of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (RIASC) from the British Indian Army (BIA). […]
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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