Bangla Week | Opening Night

Bangla Week 2024 is an exciting arts and cultural festival that shines a spotlight on the creativity and diversity of Bangla heritage.

Bangla Week | Poetry after Chai

Relax with a masala chai and let the rhythm of words immerse you to a night of poetic mehfil draped in tasty fabrics and resham. Leading poets will take the mic and transport you to a night of lyrical encounters inspired by Bangla artists and culture.

Fashionable Handsworth

Join us for a tour inspired by Birmingham’s rich industrial history. Starting at the Soho House Visitor Centre, step back in time to learn about the methods for producing different fabrics and how the clothes of the rich differed to that of the poor. Taking to the streets of Handsworth…

Mishal Husain

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.

Bangla Week Launch | Family Arts Day

Kick off Bangla Week with a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, and live music! This family-friendly event features activities for all ages!

A Legacy of Courage: From India to Britain, Three Generations Find Their Home

My story begins with my grandfather, who plucked up the courage to travel aboard at the age of 22 and start a new life in the UK. I don’t think he would have thought that he would see three generations thereafter flourish and live an Anglo-Indian life in Great Britain. Beginnings in Siyod Vanmali Patel […]

Walk: Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage

Discover more about Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (Curator of Bruce Castle Museum). This will be a guided walk with Deborah in and around Turnpike Lane, looking at places, personal stories and events as we explore our local South Asian Heritage and community history. (This walk complements a brief introduction to the […]

Hackney Libraries Free To Be Me Recommended Reading List

Download the PDF Here Hackney Libraries South Asian Heritage Month Recommended Reading List

Destined to support Bangladeshis during challenging times

Ripon Ray I grew up in Tower Hamlets, an area of East London which was known to be one of the most neglected areas in the UK. I only mixed with the Bangladeshi community, both at home and my school, Stepney Green Secondary. I always felt like a Bangladeshi living in Britain, though East London […]

The wounded Havildar who defied death- Gaje Ghale VC

Gaje Ghale was born on 1 August 1918 in Barpak, Gorkha District, Nepal. Barpak, a small village nestled in the rugged terrains of the Himalayas, is in a region that has produced some of the most esteemed soldiers to have served in the armed forces.