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Tag: History

Posted on 26th Aug 202026th Aug 2020

Why Avatar: The Last Airbender is loved by fans to this day

In a time marked by a frightening global pandemic and a social uprising in America, the search for the warm glow of something nostalgic, familiar, and reassuring is understandable. Yip…

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Posted on 17th Aug 202017th Aug 2020

South Asian creatives you should follow this Heritage Month

Today marks the final day of the UK’s first ever South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM). Established by Dr Binita Kane and Jasvir Singh, the month celebrated the intricacies of our…

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Posted on 23rd Jun 202023rd Jun 2020

For me, India’s authentic history is best captured by its literature

Framed by a socalled “Western” lens, India is often viewed as an exotic, faraway place – an image reinforced in Western classrooms, which rarely venture into discourse about Indian history…

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Posted on 6th May 20206th May 2020

Forgotten History: Tape Letters and the oral legacy of Potwari in Britain

In Ashton, a small town east of Manchester, a family was rifling through cassette tapes of their late father’s naats, when they found a cassette filled with recorded messages which…

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Posted on 28th Apr 202012th Aug 2020

Forgotten History: Seeking a blue plaque for Ayahs’ Home

A woman cruelly abandoned in King’s Cross station with just £1 in her pocket. Another kicked out onto the streets of Hornsey carrying boxes of her own possessions. A third…

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