Bangla Week | Poetry after Chai

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.

Ghar Ghar- New Play Explores South Asian Family Dynamics

a group of 6 people with one woman facing front and everybody else has their back facing the camera

Ghar Ghar is a debut South Asian production part of Camden Fringe 2024. The story follows Maya, who returns from London to her family in Karachi, carrying not just her luggage but also a suitcase full of unresolved trauma and new insecurities.

Discovering My South Asian Heritage

Background My mum was born in 1978 in Scotland to an English father and a Scottish mother, while my dad was born in 1966 in Bristol to an English mother and an absent non-white father. My paternal grandmother never disclosed any details about my dad’s father, but one of her friends provided my dad with […]

Pakistani truck Art workshop

Subject: Join Us to Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month! Dear Wandsworth Residents, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Tiah, a textile artist and tutor at the Arty-Crafty Crescent Club, and I am delighted to invite you to join us in celebrating South Asian Heritage Month! This is a wonderful opportunity to […]

Tape Letters Exhibition: Ashton-under Lyne

The hands of a woman holding a cassette tape, wearing gold bracelets and cream and red clothes.

The Tape Letters project shines light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape as a mode of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in the UK between 1960-1980. Tape Letters: Ashton platforms the stories of individuals and families in Ashton-under-Lyne. Opening on 21st July 2024 in Ashton Library, visitors can […]

SILENCE UK Tour

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.

Indo pak Food Festival 2025

Friendship & Unity Through Flavours Prepare for another incredible culinary experience at our forthcoming Indo-Pak Food Festival! We’ve scheduled the event for February 23rd, 2025, and are excited to share that it will be hosted at Places Leisure Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9NL.