Inside an Asian Care Home
The Asian Today Interview by Zeenat Moosa
Zeenat Moosa talks to the team behind Asian care home Neem Tree centre
Firstly, please explain how the name Neem Tree came about?
Around the world the Neem Tree is variously known as "Sacred Tree,"...
My Asian Family – The Musical BBC Four
My Asian Family – The Musical tells the epic and inspiring story of one Asian family, the Thakrars, across three generations. Just 12 of them came to Britain in 1972 with nothing, fleeing for their lives from Idi Amin’s...
Draupadi Disrobed
Last week Hindus across the globe celebrated Jamnashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, who was also known as Draupadi’s protector. In one of the most distinct moments in the epic Hindu mythological story, Mahabharat, it was Lord Krishna who...
Making Eid memorable with Asda
Eidi, biryani and family – make for the perfect Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. From low key celebrations to large family gatherings – the traditions of celebrating the end of Ramadan has been passed down from generation to generation.
Interwoven with tradition and...
The Fight for Freedom
Migration to the UK from South Asia by both Pakistanis and Indians, in the last 60’s and has carried on to this day. Come 14th and 15th August, millions of people across the globe will be celebrating the independence...
All Aboard the Taj Express
By Diane Parkes
Audiences will be dancing out of Birmingham Hippodrome after they’ve watched the Bollywood musical Taj Express - promises its director and producer Shruti Merchant.
The musical, which features the songs of A R Rahman, composer of the Oscar-winning...
BALANCE FOR BETTER – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
10 Inspirational British Asian Women
March 8th marks the annual International Women’s Day. The internationally recognised campaign celebrates and acknowledges the achievement of women. This year's theme is #BalanceForBetter, the campaign theme provides a unified direction to guide and galvanize...
Lest We Forget
Exploring the South Asian Contribution to the Great War
Asian contributions to both world wars are not widely known about, despite the fact that India raised the world’s largest volunteer armies: 1.5 million in WWI and 2.5 million in WWII....
A British Indian’s Perspective: Are Hindus Offending The Cows In Their Treatment Of Dalits?
By Miss Sangita Kansal
As an Indian British who has lived in England all my life, I cannot comprehend the deeply ingrained prejudice against the Dalits (downtrodden, oppressed) in India, it seems as it if has soaked into the DNA...
RDF’s Shop Well For Less? To return to BBC One
RDF West has been commissioned to make a third 4x60’ series of Shop Well For Less? for BBC One following the success of the last series.
The new series will be made out of RDF’s Bristol offices and will be Exec Produced by...
