Upcoming Events

• Sofa Cinema | Slumdog Millionaire

  Sun, 23 Aug

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  23 Aug 2020, 19:30

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  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!

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

  Sun, 23 Aug

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  23 Aug 2020, 19:00

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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?

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• Create your own Henna design

  Fri, 21 Aug

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  21 Aug 2020, 12:00

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  A creative insight into henna design

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

  Thu, 20 Aug

  BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds

  20 Aug 2020, 21:00

  BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds

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

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• Brown Women Talk: Resilience

  Wed, 19 Aug

  Zoom | tickets required

  19 Aug 2020, 18:30

  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

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• Indra and the Amrit

  Tue, 18 Aug

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  18 Aug 2020, 09:00

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  A theatrical short film following an ancient tale of Indra

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• How to make a Shadow Puppet

  Tue, 18 Aug

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  18 Aug 2020, 09:00

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

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• Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum: A Guided Tour

  Mon, 17 Aug

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  17 Aug 2020, 18:00

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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

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• The Homecrowd

  Mon, 17 Aug

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  17 Aug 2020, 10:00

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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)

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• Sofa Cinema | Bend it Like Beckham

  Sun, 16 Aug

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  16 Aug 2020, 19:30

  A sofa near you

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

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• Cooking with Chutney Ivy

  Sun, 16 Aug

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  16 Aug 2020, 16:00

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

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• Leicester Riders In Conversation: Jamell Anderson

  Sun, 16 Aug

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  16 Aug 2020, 14:00

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  Join Leicester Rider’s Jamell Anderson ‘In Conversation’ as we explore diversity and representation in sport

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• An Interview with Nish Kumar

  Sat, 15 Aug

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  15 Aug 2020, 15:00

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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

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• Saree Tying

  Sat, 15 Aug

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  15 Aug 2020, 12:00

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  Puja Pandya demonstrates how to tie a saree

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• BBC Radio Leicester’s Young British Asians Talk: Pandemic

  Thu, 13 Aug

  BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds

  13 Aug 2020, 21:00

  BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Sounds

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

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• Overcoming Stress and Anxiety: The Ayurvedic approach

  Thu, 13 Aug

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  13 Aug 2020, 12:00

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

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• Brown Women Talk: Community

  Wed, 12 Aug

  Zoom | tickets required

  12 Aug 2020, 18:30

  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

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• Ragas and Rhythms: ft. Roopa Panesar and Upneet Singh

  Mon, 10 Aug

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  10 Aug 2020, 18:00 – 19:00

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  Wind down and relax on a summer's evening with this unmissable live event hosted by Sitar Music Society

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