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South Asian Heritage Month is celebrated from 18th July to 17th August and this year’s theme is ‘Journeys of Empire’. South Asian Heritage Month was founded in 2020, and allows us to understand the diverse heritage of South Asian heritages, communities and cultures that link the UK to South Asia.
The theme ‘Journeys of Empire’ sheds light on empires, from the 14th century through to modern-day stories of families that moved to the UK, and elsewhere in Europe, because of the impact of British, Mughal, Duranni and Vijayanagar empires. This year’s theme allows South Asian families across the globe to reflect upon journeys from their past, in some instances involving moving away from their home, and across the world, paving a new way of living for generations to come.
Anita Sethi was on a journey through Northern England when she became the victim of a race-hate crime. She was intent on not letting her experience stop her travelling freely and without fear. This memoir explores the sense of place and belonging as a brown woman, touching upon themes of womanhood, nature and identity.
Best-selling author Narinder Dhami transforms a Punjab legend into a funny family favourite. This comical version of the story is great way to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with children.
Ravinder was born in Kenya to Indian parents; when she moved to London as a child, the cooking of her new home collided with a heritage that crossed continents. Jikoni translates to ‘home kitchen’ in Kiswahili. This book captures the perfectly crafted recipes from kitchens around the world, ready for you to take to your own Jikoni.
The partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947 uprooted millions and resulted in unspeakable violence. Weaving a tapestry of human experience over seven decades, Kavita Puri uncovers remarkable testimonies and discovers how it has come to shape modern Britain. Puri reveals a secret history of ruptured families and friendships, extraordinary journeys and daring rescue missions that reverberates with compassion and loss. Partition Voices breaks the silence and confronts the difficult truths at the heart of Britain's shared past with South Asia.
Featuring spicy, vegan, Sri Lankan dishes, Rambutan brings together Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences to introduce authentic Sri Lankan cooking to your home. Enjoy the landscapes of modern and ancient Sri Lanka as you flick through the scenic photos and stories weaved into these recipes!
Hari's family make their living from fishing, but with no fish left in the bay, things have suddenly become harder for Hari and the family. They need to catch fish further away with a better a boat, but to get a better boat they need to sell more fish … what will Hari do? Join Hari on this fantastic family adventure set in Goa.
Travelling from India to England, best detectives Sindhu and Jeet are ready to set their imagination, case-solving skills in this exciting story, accompanied by black-and-white illustrations by Amberin Huq.
Amir and Hassan grow up together in Kabul. Amir in the beautiful house his father built, filled with marble, gold, tapestries and mosaics; Hassan in the modest mud hut in the servants' quarters. The two are inseparable, and when twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament, his loyal friend promises to help him. But neither boy can predict what will happen to Hassan that afternoon – as the kites soar over the city – and how it will change their lives forever.
Thirteen-year-old Joelle Breton stumbles across Indian-born RAF pilot Mohinder Singh when his plane crashes in occupied France and it's up to her and her parents to hide him from the Nazis. After all, her parents are brave members of the French Resistance and will do everything they can to help get Mohinder back to Britain. But when they are betrayed and tragedy strikes, Joelle and Mohinder will have to act fast if they are ever to evade the enemy.
Featuring wholesome recipes and bold flavours, this spectacular cookbook by food writer Mallika Basu teaches you how to cook wholesome, real Indian food simply. From weekday dinners of lightly spiced fish curry and wok-friendly Goan chilli beef fry to weekend dinner parties featuring Vindaloo pulled pork and whole roasted cauliflower encrusted with nut butter, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Mallika’s recipes will broaden your understanding of Indian cooking and inspire you to return to these recipes time and time again!
Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. Then she meets Eamonn, the son of a powerful British Muslim politician. In this contemporary reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone, two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined asking what sacrifices will we make in the name of love? Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide. Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times.
Ruby Ali's eighteen-year-old sister Alisha has left the care centre where they live, and Ruby is being sent to live with a new foster family. If she can sabotage life at her new home, she'll get to go and live with her sister again, right? But mission break up doesn't go exactly according to plan… This is a funny, heart-warming story about a Muslim girl finding her place in the world.
The Ottoman Empire was considered the long-lived world empire, and this comparative social history compares the Empire to the Mughals, in the Indian subcontinent. Through diversities in the linguistic and religious fields, political problems and fates of subjects, discover the social history in the early modern world of these empires.
Mehboob Khan's 1957 epic family drama Mother India, starring movie legends Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar, is a cornerstone of Indian cinema. Rooted both in Hindu mythology and in the collective experience of a newly independent nation-state on the brink of industrialisation and social change, this family melodrama inexorably towards tragedy and renewal.
Spaces once familiar, now foreign. Places once safe, a threat. Partition’s First Generation brings to light disturbances in sites never studied, until now. A telling of the ongoing experiences from the Partition through the perspective of students of the Aligarh Muslim University, this book moves beyond the boundaries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
