We welcome you to a screening of an Indian queer family drama KUCH SAPNEY APNE that has won multiple awards and is a heartwarming film about relationships, that is sure to light up your festivities.
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.
To highlight the amazing heritage and archaeology of India and Pakistan as well as encourage conversation, the MAHSA project is running a free, family friendly open day. There will be map based activities for kids, an AR sand box and small exhibits on maps and archaeology. Please join us at The Women’s Museum in Barking, a new museum embedded in the community and celebrating the stories and heritage of women.
From the villages of India’s roadside café to the heart of London, get ready to learn, cook and taste grandma’s recipes!
From the villages of India’s roadside café to the heart of London, get ready to learn, cook and taste grandma’s recipes!
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 […]
Step into the heart of India without leaving London. Named the UK’s Number One City Walking Tour by The Times and The Sunday Times, Immersive India Tour is a vibrant celebration of culture, identity, and community. Led by award-nominated tour guide Vaishali Patel, this three-hour experience takes you on a sensory journey through North London’s […]
From the villages of India’s roadside café to the heart of London, get ready to learn, cook and taste grandma’s recipes!
Join us for this rare opportunity to explore telecommunications history in an authentic setting and gain new perspectives on the colonial experience through the lens of technology and communication.
We look forward to welcoming you to this important exhibition celebrating South Asian heritage and the interconnected stories that shaped our modern world.
Interpreting Hindu Festivals: Colonial Perspectives and the Shaping of British Understanding (1757–1858) Join us at Roehampton Library, where historian Anamika Bhattacharjee will present her doctoral research, which explores how British colonial scholars and administrators interpreted Hindu religious festivals during the East India Company period. Focusing particularly on Diwali and Holi, Anamika examines the ways in […]
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