Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with a 5-6km run 🏃♀️ RUN. LEARN. CELEBRATE 🌏 Join us for a special edition of The Goodsyard Run Club, hosted by Run of a Kind, as we celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with a unique 5-6k social run through Birmingham We’ll explore the rich culture, stories and influence of Birmingham’s South Asian communities […]
Inayat Ali served in India and the Far East during WWII and was present at Partition in 1947. We spoke with his son, Raja Abdul Razak, and grandson Nadeem Fayaz about his military service and life after the War.
Making Heritage Visible via Projects, Partnerships, and Public Impact The year 2026 feels both like a milestone and a moment for quiet reflection. Ten years ago, when I began my journey with Colourful Heritage as Project Officer, I could not have imagined the depth, richness, and emotional resonance of the stories that would unfold before […]
As the saying goes, “Like mother, like daughter.” In the case of creative talents, this couldn’t be more true. The influence of a mother’s creativity can leave a lasting impact on her children, shaping their own artistic endeavours and passions. In this journal I explore the profound impact my mother’s creative legacy has influenced me and how Sohavi was truly born. Roots to routes explores my late mothers life journey from birth in Kenya to India as a teenager and eventually returning to Kenya in her 20’s , to marry my father Sardar Tirlochan Singh Dhamu, to emigrate to London from Nairobi in October 1973 and live out the rest of her life. Despite experiencing loss and trauma, she endured difficulties n her younger years and made the best of her life in my fathers trusting hand, he led her to a new life in London.
As part of South Asian Heritage Month, we’re proud to spotlight the contributions of South Asian colleagues to South Wales Police. This Heritage Facts Series highlights the legacy, impact, and ongoing influence of South Asian communities within our force. 1. Breaking Barriers 2. A Legacy of Public Service 3. Building Bridges: Champions of Community Trust 4. Local Legacy 5. […]
Where are you from? No, where are you really from? Whether or not we trace our families from South Asia, British people deserve a better understanding of our shared past, and opportunities to explore and recognise the complexities and contractions of empire. Careless or wilful amnesia has allowed the British migration narrative to begin in […]
My Roots to Routes story started with my parent’s partition story. A different one from the one we’ve all heard about, the division of the Punjab, and the formation of India, and East and West Pakistan. My story is of the line drawn in Sindh, the line that separated the people of the Gujarat, from […]
‘Ayah’ refers to South Asian women and ‘Amah’ to South East Asian women who served the British in Asia and other colonies as children’s nannies, nursemaids and ladies’ maids. For the last few years Hackney Museum has been researching the stories of ayahs in Britain and in east London in particular. These pioneering women were […]
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 […]
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