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ICONIC FLOUR BRAND, ELEPHANT ATTA, LAUNCHES HEART-WARMING NEW AD CAMPAIGN, “HOME IS WHERE THE ELEPHANT ATTA IS”
Elephant Atta collaborates with British Rapper, Raxstar, to create Ode to South Asian family life and home.
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S “THE EMPRESS” TRANSFERS TO THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE THIS AUTUMN
Directed by Pooja Ghai, Artistic Director of Tamasha Theatre Company, The Empress offers a fresh perspective on Britain’s relationship with its imperial past.
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR 20TH ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS
Pinnacles of British Asian achievement honoured at UK’s most longstanding Celebration of global contribution, now in its 20th year.
COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED FOR “CHASING HARES” AT THE YOUNG VIC
Irfan Shamji plays Prab with Ayesha Dharker as Chellam, Zainab Hasan as Kajol, Scott Karim as Devesh and Saroja-Lily Ratnavel as Amba. Written by Sonali Bhattacharyya, Chasing Hares is the winner of Theatre Uncut’s 2021 Political Playwriting Award.
DISTROTV DEBUTS FREE SOUTH ASIAN CHANNEL BUNDLE, DISTROTV DESI,IN THE US, UK, & CANADA
For the first time ever, premium South Asian Channels like Times Now, Republic TV, Zoom and Mastiii TV are now available free to stream for consumers.
OFFICIAL CALENDAR FOR SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH 2021 HAS BEEN RELEASED
With over 100 official events covering a diverse range of topics, the Month runs from Sunday 18th July to Tuesday 17th August. Themes for 2021 are: Identity, Sports, History, Health & Wellbeing, Creative Arts.
SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH 2021
Get involved and shape the Official Calendar for #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 2021, running from July 18th to Aug 17th throughout the UK.
REMEMBERING JAYABEN DESAI
Today mark’s 10 years of the passing of Jayaben Desai. She led a walkout at London's Grunwick factory with other migrant, mainly South Asian women.
BBC ASIAN NETWORK NEW PRESENTER VOICES
BBC Asian Network announces a brand new talent search for presenters, who will host their own shows on the station from March 2021.
ZEE5 Global Launches First Ever Global OTT Content Festival for Independent Filmmakers
Entries invited from content creators across 190 countries. A singular chance to showcase your work to audiences across the globe and attain fame instantly.
SPECIAL ONE-OFF VIRTUAL CINEMA EVENT OF MOGUL MOWGLI
Following on from its VOD release on BFI Player and Curzon Home Cinema , Moghul Mowgli will have an exclusive at home event at ourscreens Virtual Cinema.
10 SOUTH ASIAN BRITONS WHO HAVE SHAPED UK HISTORY
Year Here alum and creator of The Ilm Podcast Ayesha Aleem writes about some notable British figures from the South Asian diaspora.
MOGUL MOWGLI TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY ON 6 NOVEMBER
Winner of the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Berlin Film Festival 2020, the film will be available on BFI Player and Curzon Home Cinema, with a special one-off Virtual Cinema event on 18 November.
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