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AIS OPEN:

Now That We Are Free

UNTIL 23 AUGUST 2020

RELEASED: 13 JULY

This inaugural AIS OPEN visual art exhibition helps to mark the 10th edition of An Indian Summer, which began in 2011

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400 Years:

Britain & India

UNTIL 23 AUGUST 2020

RELEASED: 20 JULY

A web series exploring the 400 year old relationship between Great Britain and India

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An Indian Summer

Activity Pack

UNTIL 23 AUGUST 2020

RELEASED: 30 JULY

A new downloadable activity book with something creative for you and the family

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TEN for Ten: 

Performance

showcases

UNTIL 23 AUGUST 2020

FROM: 10 AUGUST

Short musical and dance performances streamed & shared throughout the festival  

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Indian Classical Music:

a Listener's Guide

MONDAY 10 AUGUST

RELEASED: 9:00 BST

Explore and understand Indian Classical Music with this brand new podcast

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Ragas and Rhythms:

ft. Roopa Panesar and Upneet Singh

MONDAY 10 AUGUST

RELEASED: 9:00 BST

Tune out from the world and tune in to a relaxing evening of Indian Classical music from two celebrated musicians. 

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Brown Women Talk: Community

WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST

18:30 BST (TICKETS REQUIRED)

Join South Asian Sisters Speak (SASS) and TWO-BROWNGIRLS to discuss the topic of Community

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Overcoming Stress and Anxiety:

an Ayurvedic approach

THURSDAY 13 AUGUST

RELEASED: 12:00 BST

Kajal Nisha Patel talks to us about stress and the prevalence of autoimmune disease

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BBC Radio Leicester’s

Young British Asians Talk: Pandemic

THURSDAY 13 AUGUST

21:00 BST

A special festival edition of the hugely popular BBC Radio Leicester talk show

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An Interview with

Nish Kumar

SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

RELEASED: 15:00 BST

This comedy conversation is the latest in a series of conversations with celebrated British comedians hosted by Geoff Rowe

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Saree Tying

SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

RELEASED: 12:00 BST

Puja Pandya demonstrates how to tie a saree

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Leicester Riders In Conversation:

Jamell Anderson

SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

RELEASED: 14:00 BST

Join Leicester Rider’s Jamell Anderson ‘In Conversation’ as we explore the experiences that shape this sports star

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Cooking Aloo Gobi with Chutney Ivy

SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

RELEASED: 16:00 BST

Cook your very own Aloo Gobi (potato and cauliflower curry) before our Sofa Cinema screening of ‘Bend it Like Beckham’

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Sofa Cinema:

Bend it Like Beckham

SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

WATCH ALONG: 19:30 BST

We’ve reserved front row seats for you in the first of our Sofa Cinema experiences

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The Homecrowd:

new music release

MONDAY 17 AUGUST

RELEASED: 14:30 BST

An international collaboration between Sitar Music Society (UK) and the award winning Bandish Projekt (India)

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Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum:

a Guided Tour

MONDAY 17 AUGUST

RELEASED: 18:00 BST

Using a digital touchscreen and a Virtual Reality setup, Gurinder Mann and Taran Singh take you you through range of cultural objects

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How to make a Shadow Puppet

TUESDAY 18 AUGUST

RELEASED: 10:30 BST

Mr Cleaver shows you how to make your very own shadow puppet

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Indra and the Amrit

TUESDAY 18 AUGUST

RELEASED: 12:00 BST

A theatrical short film following an ancient tale of Indra

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Brown Women Talk: Resilience

WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST

18:30 BST (TICKET REQUIRED)

Join South Asian Sisters Speak (SASS) and TWO-BROWNGIRLS to discuss the topic of resilience

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BBC Radio Leicester’s Young British Asians Talk: Creativity in Lockdown

THURSDAY 20 AUGUST

LIVE: 21:00 BST

A special festival edition of the hugely popular BBC Radio Leicester talk show

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Create your own Henna design

FRIDAY 21 AUGUST

RELEASED: 12:00 BST

A creative insight into modern ways of designing your very own henna painting

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Between Power & Freedom: Spiritual Fascism in the age of Populism

SUNDAY 23 AUGUST

LIVE: 18:00 BST

Documentary maker Sohrab Hura is joined by the artist Sajan Mani to explore if and how India has embraced the Far Right?

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Sofa Cinema:

Slumdog Millionaire

SUNDAY 23 AUGUST

WATCH ALONG:19:30 BST

We pick the film, and you get the popcorn!

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