Sun 16 Aug 12:00 | Festival Website, YouTube, Social Media
Saree Tying
Puja Pandya demonstrates how to tie a saree
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
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
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
TEN for Ten:
Performance
showcases
UNTIL 23 AUGUST 2020
FROM: 10 AUGUST
Short musical and dance performances streamed & shared throughout the festival
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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)
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
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
Indra and the Amrit
TUESDAY 18 AUGUST
RELEASED: 12:00 BST
A theatrical short film following an ancient tale of Indra
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
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
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
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?
Sofa Cinema:
Slumdog Millionaire
SUNDAY 23 AUGUST
WATCH ALONG:19:30 BST
We pick the film, and you get the popcorn!