I’ve often been asked where I’m from and when I respond in the hope that it’s a sufficient answer to the question, there’s usually the expected follow-up question; ‘yes, but where are you really from?’ It’s a familiar question for most people of colour. Some people respond to the ‘where are you from?’ question stating […]
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) runs from 17 July – 18 August and seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities. The month seeks to understand the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia. The theme for SAHM this year is ‘Stories to Tell’. […]
Aruna Bansal is the founder of the Asian Single Parents Network, which brings together South Asian single parents across the UK. She shares her experiences of being a South Asian single parent and tells us what prompted her to start up the Network. Our founder I dated a Patel at university but we weren’t […]
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) runs from 17 July – 18 August and seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities. The month seeks to understand the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia. The theme for SAHM this year is ‘Stories to Tell’. Here’s […]
Hi Everyone, Good afternoon, I am Oliur Rahman BEM, I would like to share my life story for encourage others. I was a brilliant student while I was study in primary school. My family was a middle class and supportive family in our village in Habiganj district in Bangladesh. my father was a government employee […]
My story begins in Kenya and was told on the BBCtv documentary Saved by a Stranger by Anita Rani in 2021. I was born in Kenya of Goan parentage in 1964. We were part of what is known as ‘The Exodus’ of 1968 when thousands of Asian families resettled in Britain. We arrived in North […]
South Asian Heritage Month dates changed to "July" from 2026 — Learn more here →
