hidden events | An Indian Summer

Sun 16 Aug 12:00 | Festival Website, YouTube, Social Media

Saree Tying

Puja Pandya demonstrates how to tie a saree

Upcoming Events

Sofa Cinema | Slumdog Millionaire
Sun, Aug 23
A sofa near you
Aug 23, 2020, 7:30 PM
A sofa near you
We’ve reserved front row seats for you in the first of our Sofa Cinema experiences. We pick the film, and you get the popcorn!

Between Power & Freedom: Spiritual Fascism in the age of Populism
Sun, Aug 23
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 23, 2020, 7:00 PM
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Photographer and social documentary maker Sohrab Hura is joined by the artist Sajan Mani to explore if and how India has embraced the Far Right?

Create your own Henna design
Fri, Aug 21
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 21, 2020, 12:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
A creative insight into henna design

BBC Radio Leicester’s Young British Asians Talk: Creativity in Lockdown
Thu, Aug 20
BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds
Aug 20, 2020, 9:00 PM
BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds
A special festival edition of the hugely popular BBC Radio Leicester talk show

Brown Women Talk: Resilience
Wed, Aug 19
Zoom | tickets required
Aug 19, 2020, 6:30 PM
Zoom | tickets required
In this roundtable event, two special guests will join South Asian Sisters Speak (SASS) and TWO-BROWNGIRLS to discuss the topic of resilience

Indra and the Amrit
Tue, Aug 18
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 18, 2020, 9:00 AM
Festival Website & Social Media
A theatrical short film following an ancient tale of Indra

How to make a Shadow Puppet
Tue, Aug 18
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 18, 2020, 9:00 AM
Festival Website & Social Media
Mr Cleaver shows you how to make your very own shadow puppet

Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum: A Guided Tour
Mon, Aug 17
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 17, 2020, 6:00 PM
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Using a digital touchscreen and a Virtual Reality setup, Gurinder Mann and Taran Singh take you on a journey through a range of cultural objects

The Homecrowd
Mon, Aug 17
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 17, 2020, 10:00 AM
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AIS 2020 releases a new track! An international collaboration between Sitar Music Society (UK) and the award winning Bandish Projekt (India)

Sofa Cinema | Bend it Like Beckham
Sun, Aug 16
A sofa near you
Aug 16, 2020, 7:30 PM
A sofa near you
We’ve reserved front row seats for you in the first of our Sofa Cinema experiences

Cooking with Chutney Ivy
Sun, Aug 16
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 16, 2020, 4:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Cook your very own Aloo Gobi (potato and cauliflower curry) before our Sofa Cinema screening of ‘Bend it Like Beckham’

Leicester Riders In Conversation: Jamell Anderson
Sun, Aug 16
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 16, 2020, 2:00 PM
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Join Leicester Rider’s Jamell Anderson ‘In Conversation’ as we explore diversity and representation in sport

An Interview with Nish Kumar
Sat, Aug 15
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 15, 2020, 3:00 PM
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Presented by Leicester Comedy Festival and An Indian Summer, this comedy conversation is the latest in series of conversations with celebrated British comedians

Saree Tying
Sat, Aug 15
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 15, 2020, 12:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Puja Pandya demonstrates how to tie a saree

BBC Radio Leicester’s Young British Asians Talk: Pandemic
Thu, Aug 13
BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds
Aug 13, 2020, 9:00 PM
BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds
A special festival edition of the hugely popular BBC Radio Leicester talk show

Overcoming Stress and Anxiety: The Ayurvedic approach
Thu, Aug 13
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Kajal Nisha Patel talks to us about stress and the prevalence of autoimmune disease

Brown Women Talk: Community
Wed, Aug 12
Zoom | tickets required
Aug 12, 2020, 6:30 PM
Zoom | tickets required
In this roundtable event, two special guests will join South Asian Sisters Speak (SASS) and TWO-BROWNGIRLS to discuss the topic of Community

Ragas and Rhythms: ft. Roopa Panesar and Upneet Singh
Mon, Aug 10
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 10, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Wind down and relax on a summer's evening with this unmissable live event hosted by Sitar Music Society

Indian Classical Music: a Listener's Guide
Mon, Aug 10
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 10, 2020, 5:00 PM – Aug 23, 2020, 9:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Explore and understand Indian Classical Music with this brand new podcast

TEN for TEN: Performance Showcases
Mon, Aug 10
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 10, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 23, 2020, 9:00 AM
Festival Website & Social Media
Short musical and dace performances streamed & shared throughout the festival

Indian Classical Music: a Listener's Guide
Mon, Aug 10
Festival Website & Social Media
Aug 10, 2020, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
Explore and understand Indian Classical Music with this brand new podcast

400 Years: Britain & India
Thu, Jul 30
Festival Website & Social Media
Jul 30, 2020, 1:42 PM – Aug 23, 2020, 11:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
A web series exploring the 400 year old relationship between Great Britain and India

AIS Activity Pack
Thu, Jul 30
Festival Website & Social Media
Jul 30, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 10, 2020, 11:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
A new downloadable activity book with something creative for you and the family

400 Years: Britain & India
Mon, Jul 20
Festival Website & Social Media
Jul 20, 2020, 9:00 AM – Jul 30, 2020, 1:00 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
A web series exploring the 400 year old relationship between Great Britain and India

AIS OPEN: Now That We Are Free?
Mon, Jul 13
Festival Website & Social Media
Jul 13, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 23, 2020, 11:30 PM
Festival Website & Social Media
This inaugural AIS OPEN visual art exhibition helps to mark the 10th edition of An Indian Summer, which began in 2011.