BIRMINGHAM INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE CITY SCREENINGS ANNOUNCED!

Screenings have now been announced for Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF), supported by Birmingham City University and the BFI, part of the UK and Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, opening Friday 21st June until Monday 1stJuly 2019.  This year...

CITY CIC DISTRIBUTES HUNDREDS OF RAMADAN SWEET PACKS WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING AN...

INSIGHT WESTMIDS, a Community Interest Company (CIC) distributed hundreds of free sweet packs to celebrate Ramadan on Colmore Row yesterday (23 May 19) INSIGHT WESTMIDS received £300 FUEL funding from the Beatfreeks collective. Fuel is a pot of money...

The UK’s First Halal Recipe Box Company: Khuraaki

Their story Khuraaki is the UK’s first Halal recipe box company. ‘Khuraak’ is a word that derives from the Urdu language meaning ‘nutrition’ and can also be used to describe a portion or fixed amount of subsistence for a source of nourishment. After...

How would you like a free five-star Umrah trip to Makkah and Madinah for...

This luxury seven-day visit to the holy sites is on offer courtesy of CPIC Global, the UK’s foremost Pakistan property developer. The London-based real estate company is the market leader in the region of Gwadar. Gwadar is the glittering jewel in...

BYSA to hold 17th Gala Dinner at Villa Park

This year Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (BYSA) will celebrate their 17th Year with a Gala Dinner at Aston Villa Football Club to top off what has been a remarkable year for the charity. On top of receiving a number...

THIRTEEN IS A LUCKY NUMBER FOR BIRMINGHAM AS G37 YOUTH ARTS COMMISSIONING SCHEME RETURNS...

THIRTEEN BIRMINGHAM-BASED ARTISTS ARE SET FOR A CAREER BOOST AFTER THEY RECEIVED COVETED PLACES ON THE 2019 GALLERY 37 COMMISSIONING PROGRAMME. EACH Y0UNG PERFORMER, ARTIST OR FILMMAKER SAW OFF STIFF COMPETITION TO WIN INDUSTRY BACKING TO CREATE AND DEBUT...

MPs join the fight against thalassaemia on International Thalassaemia Day

On Wednesday 8th May, International Thalassaemia Day, Bambos Charalambous, MP for Enfield Southgate, led the way for fellow MPs to raise awareness of thalassaemia. Members from the charity, United Kingdom Thalassaemia Society (UKTS), were invited in to the Houses...

Famous Bollywood stars join the fight against thalassaemia on International Thalassaemia Day

On Wednesday 8th May, International Thalassaemia Day, Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Farah Khan, Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Huma Qureshi, Kunal Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana posted a picture of their half faces, sharing a common message...

THE MUSICAL, EVOLUTION OF BHANGRA, WITH A LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER...

VARANASI Birmingham hosted The West End Bhangra Musical UK Tour press conference for media and sponsors on Thursday 2nd May 2019. Dips Bhamrah from BBC Asian Network began the evening by talking about the visions and desire for The West...

Sustaining and celebrating the rich Indian cultural heritage

The Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival was celebrated on Saturday, 27th April in Solihull. The annual festival, organised by ShruthiUK, in its fifth year is a celebration of Indian classical music and dance to commemorate the  172nd birthday of the singing saint...