A grieving mother is chronicling the abuse her daughter's ex-boyfriend allegedly inflicted upon her in a new book after a sustained period of physical...
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22nd Nov 2024 | Updated at 05:46am 22nd Nov 2024
“I am desi, and I belong, in my own way, to a broader global community”
Usha Rungoo, a Mauritian writer, scholar, teacher, speaker, and mother, has won the 2024 Commonwealth Prize for the Africa region.
Bollywood meets literature: Sanjana Thakur’s ‘Aishwarya Rai’ charms the Commonwealth
Indian writer Sanjana Thakur has been announced as the overall winner of the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, a prestigious global literature award. The 26-year-old from Mumbai triumphed over 7,359 entrants worldwide to claim the £5,000...
Imtiaz Dharker would be the first Asian and Muslim origin person and second woman to be named as poet laureate in the UK. The British poet laureate is an honorary position appointed by Britain's monarchon the advice of the Prime Minister The...
April is National Poetry Month and naturally a great time to explore the immense therapeutic powers of poetry. Reading and writing poetry both engage our...
British Indian author Saurav Dutt has released a historical novel to re-examine the brutal massacre that eventually brought about the end of the British...
In February 1928, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wrote to the Governor of Bombay Leslie Wilson that unless the tax collection arrangements in Bardoli district were reviewed, the farmers from the region would refuse to pay taxes.
India – the largest democracy in the world, it’s election commission makes it possible for 834 million Indians to vote. The country is currently preparing...
Rabiah Hussain is one of the three writers who has received a fellowship worth £10,000 by the Royal Court Theatre and Kudos. Other winners included Lettie...
Almost five-years ago Amit and Naroop came together thinking about photographing the Sikhs of the community in West London where they grew up. Their project “Singh exhibition” which documented 38 Sikhs from the UK and 36 from the US started...
Indian-origin author from West London, Saurav Dutt, is to publish a book to mark the centenary of a horrific event that proved to be the turning point in the Indian fight for independence from the British Raj.
A discussion about “Gita-The battle of the Worlds” a recently published children's book was held at the House of Lords on Monday. Authored by Sonal Sachdev...
