An Eid celebration dinner raised £5,300 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The event was hosted by Professor Mohammed Munavvar, the Royal Preston Hospital’s world renowned chest consultant. The donation was raised by its 180 guests via ticket sales, pledges and an auction and was boosted by stall holders, who paid a fee to attend. Held […]
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Image by Friends of BAPS Preston To observe the birth anniversary of a revered Hindu spiritual leader, one of Lancashire\’s most famous landmarks was illuminated in red and white stripes. Blackpool Tower was lit up in the colours on Monday evening to honour Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a key figure in important Hindu organisations with several
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Image by Claire Hannah The UK’s newest Hindu Temple is open to devotees in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Built at a budget of £7 million gathered through funds donated by the local Hindu community, The Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, features an entranced gate which is hand-carved in marble that has been imported from India. Construction for the
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A new festival is due to take place dedicated to the art and creative projects celebrating Oldham’s South Asian communities. Oldham Coliseum Theatre in partnership with Manchester Museum and the Women’s Chai Project will host Khushi, which features performances, exhibitions, workshops and community conversations. The festival will run at the Coliseum, Oldham Library and Lifelong
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Image by The Hindu Perspective Fifty years ago, dictator Idi Amin announced his intention to expel Uganda’s thriving community of British South Asians. They were given 90 days to leave, or be rounded up in concentration camps. More than 27,000 ethnic Indian and Pakistani holders of UK passports made their way to Britain, which reluctantly
The ‘Festival of Inspiration’ was held at Neasden Temple from July 22 to 31 this year, with around 75,000 people of the local community as well as others from across London and other parts of the UK present to enjoy and experience the majestic event. Festival of Inspiration celebrated the very best of Hindu values
Image by Saliha Sadiq A Bradford community centre has been holding celebrations to mark South Asian Heritage Month. South Asian Heritage Month was first celebrated in 2020 and is a celebration of South Asian heritage and culture in the UK. It began on July 18, the day the Indian Independence Act got royal assent in
Two men who are known as the \’2 Muslim Night Riders\’ have raised more than £22,000 to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts in Bangladesh by raising awareness about the floods and making an emergency appeal. The floods have devastated the South Asian country, with many vulnerable people left without any food, water and other
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Image by University of Lancashire Mohammed Rahman, a married father-of-two, has successfully combined running takeaways and grocery shops with studying full-time for a biology degree from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The hard work of Rahman paid off as he graduated and took to the stage of UCLan’s Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre in
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From left: Serene Sing with Ravi Singh Khalsa 25-year-old Sikh Ph.D. student at the University of Oxford, Serene Singh, recently had a talk with Ravi Singh Khalsa, the first ever turbaned Sikh to speak on Sikhism at the Oxford Union, the world’s oldest and most famous and formidable debating society. Singh, who has served as
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