My name is Shaz Khan (Shahzadgai Khan). My story is very simple but my parents’ is not. I stumbled across an article that I wrote when I was 17 years old for my English A-level coursework. It was all about “Being an Asian in Modern British Society”, which is where the inspiration for this podcast […]
We all have stories to tell. Mine is about being ‘one of the few’. I am incredibly proud of my South Asian heritage story. I am British-Mauritian-South Asian and I was born just north of London. Growing up in the 1980s, we probably were the only Mauritian family in our non-ethnically diverse town. I […]
This is a documentary which has been created as a result of a research project which was done by a team in University of Liverpool and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project looked at the town of Chandannagar located at the heritage rich Hooghly belt in West Bengal. The purpose of […]
Khudadad Khan wasn’t just the first Indian Victoria Cross recipient; he was a symbol of courage that transcended borders. Born in 1888, in what is now Pakistan, Khan joined the British Indian Army.
Known as The Flying Sikh of Biggin Hill, Hardit Singh Malik was the first Indian pilot of the First World War and would go on to become a distinguished diplomat.
More than a century after his death, Rifleman Gabar Singh Negi’s courage continues to inspire his homeland.
Indra Lal Roy, a name often lost to history, was a remarkable young man who soared into the skies of the First World War as India’s sole flying ace.
Lieutenant Colonel A.G. Rangaraj is renowned for his pioneering contributions as a paratrooper and his distinguished service during the Second World War and the Korean War.
Lieutenant Colonel A.G. Rangaraj is renowned for his pioneering contributions as a paratrooper and his distinguished service during the Second World War and the Korean War.
Naib Subedar Abdul Hafiz stands tall amongst South Asia’s decorated heroes.
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