A talk on Kalidasa’s works has been organised recently by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence on the virtual platform for UK audiences. Ambassador of India to Madagascar Abhay Kumar, who translated Ritusamhara and Meghaduta into English...
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14th Dec 2025 | Updated at 07:44am 14th Dec 2025
British Asian Trust names Hitan Mehta OBE as Chief Executive
- 11 Dec 2025
The Board of Trustees of the British Asian Trust has announced the appointment of Hitan Mehta OBE as its new chief executive, succeeding Richard Hawkes OBE after his 10 years of transformative leadership.Hitan Mehta played a key role in establishing...
BAPS wins Health & Well-Being award 2025
- 11 Dec 2025
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha won the Health & Well-Being award at the London Dangoor Awards 2025 for its impactful BAPS wellNESS project, which addresses health disparities in British South Asians, including diabetes, heart disease, and mental...
Tributes honour Citibond Travel's Alpa Shahq
- 18 Dec 2024
Tributes have poured in for Alpa Ashishbhai Shah, a respected tourism industry veteran, who passed away peacefully on Sunday (15) after a valiant battle with cancer.
Remembering Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha on his second death anniversary
- 15 Feb 2022
The strong foundation of heritage, philanthropy and service built by Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha is an inspiration for future generations and our communities.
Remembering Lady Pramila Parekh
- 10 Oct 2024
A community centre and temple in West London have acquired over a £1 million refinance package from Unity Trust Bank. Shree Jalaram Jyot Mandir in Sudbury...
- 07 Sep 2020
This year the Uganda-UK Annual Convention will be hosted virtually in London on 12th September in line with the public health safety guidelines around coronavirus pandemic.
Born in Mwanza Tanzania, I migrated to Leicester, England in 1976, when I was only 11 years old. It was at this juncture in 1977, when my best school friend,...
On 20 August the ‘Neasden Temple’ commemorated the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Mandir, the first traditional Hindu mandir of its kind in Europe. Eminent personalities from Prince Charles to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Mayor...
Southall Football Club will be celebrating its 150th anniversary next year with a proposal for the establishment of a new health and well-being centre for the community following the coronavirus pandemic.
A Bradford professor has been appointed as Faculty and Teaching Member to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Department...
On Friday 17th July, the Mayor of London announced the launch of the first South Asia Heritage Month (SAHM), with the aim of celebrating the contributions of the South Asian community to the UK’s socio-economic fabric.
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Coronavirus Appeal has raised £10 million to help vulnerable in world’s most fragile states as doctors in Syria prepare for ‘an explosion of coronavirus’ in camps for displaced.
A mother of two children is slated to share her experience of living with an inherited sight loss condition in a television appeal for a national charity.
