Noted UK-based artist Balraj Khanna pens book on Partition
Celebrated UK-based painter-author Balraj Khanna was seven at the time of Partition and the traumatic event had such a deep impact on him that...
Alchemy: Sayed Hasan artist behind My Grandad’s Car collaboration reveals inspiration behind exhibition
By Reena KumarMy Granddad’s Car is the result of a project between two artists, Sayed Hasan and Karl Ohiri who met while completing an...
Rachel Harris on Alchemy festival: “Our audience is our society”
By Reena KumarThe team behind the Southbank Centre's annual Alchemy festival is hoping to challenge media portrayals of Pakistan this year with a rich...
Suba Das on Sukanya, Ravi Shankar’s posthumous “gift to the world”
By Reena KumarIT IS NO mean feat directing the world premier of the late Pandit Ravi Shankar's opera, which was penned in the last...
Nina Wadia: “British Asians are in favour right now”
By Reena KumarGoodness Gracious Me actress Nina Wadia has urged budding artists to “get out there” and make their move in the creative world...
Gurinder Chadha reveals inspiration behind Viceroy’s House
By Reena KumarBRITISH film director Gurinder Chadha has spoken about the inspiration behind her latest period drama that centres around the final months of...
London book fair puts spotlight on India
The annual London Book Fair, which ran from Tuesday (14) to Friday (17) at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, opened a Spotlight on India series...
Two Indian authors on Wellcome Book Prize 2017 shortlist
Two Indian-American authors have been shortlisted for the 30,000 pound Wellcome Book Prize, which celebrates fiction and non-fiction works engaged with the topics of...
Ready or Not play explores climate of distrust towards Muslims
LISTENING to the onslaught of headlines about Muslims in the news took its toll on writer Naylah Ahmed, but it also stimulated her creative...
Riz Ahmed warns of consequences of lack of diversity on screen
STAR WARS actor Riz Ahmed has warned that more youngsters could be lured into extremism if the media continues to fail representing Asian and...
