Stories to Tell
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Relevance of Natyashastra
South Asian Heritage Month marked by Sanskruti Centre July 2023 Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence, an arts charity based in
Dr Anisha Patel – I was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 39
Getting diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer at the age of 39 was a real shock. I’m a GP, active
My journey: From light into darkness!
‘I am the unlucky one’ I said to the Consultant. I was sobbing away on my own with nobody to hold my hand or support me. Where did I go wrong? What had I done? I always helped everyone – young old, needy and desperate. So why did it have to be ME? I didn’t understand.
The Partition Of India and Pakistan – Our Collective and Intergenerational Trauma is the price we pay for freedom
Research studies have validated that trauma experienced by our Ancestors can live on in our DNA thanks to epigenetic inheritance. Read my account of carrying intergenerational trauma from the partition of India and Pakistan here.
Freedom at a cost …
15th August 1947 It was a momentous day for India when the British rule ended in India. It would have
Creating “Homeland” – A Tale of Tenacity and Collaboration
A decade ago, the inception of “Homeland” found its roots in the minds of David Naylor and Renu Arora. This evocative piece unfolds through the lens of Renu’s South Asian heritage and her Grandmother’s Partition story.