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Navratri in Birmingham

Navratri in Birmingham

By Pamela Jabbar | September 23, 2009

Navratri is the Hindu festival celebrating triumph of good over evil. The term Navratri or Navaratri means nine nights – Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. Also known as Durga Puja, Navratri is a social congregation of the Hindu community, especially those from Gujurat and Bengal, who all get together to celebrate the nine [...]

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Tagged: bengal, birmingham, british asian, celebration, community, dance, dandiya, dasera, durga puja, Festival, garba, gujarat, hindu, India, indian, navaratri, navratri, ramayana, ras, stick dance, UK, worship

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Lasan Restaurant - a tasty rendezvous

Lasan Restaurant – a tasty rendezvous

By Pamela Jabbar | December 10, 2008

Jabbar Khan founded Lasan Restaurant in 2002, tucked away inside Birmingham’s prestigious Jewellery Quarter, Lasan has been voted one of the top ten Indian restaurants in the UK by The Independent and The Times. It boasts amongst its many accolades, The British Curry Awards, Institute of Directors (IOD)- Young Director of the Year Award – [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian, Food
Tagged: bangladeshi, best restaurant, birmingham, chicken, cobra beer, curry club, food experience, haute cuisine, indian, indian food, indian restaurants, Jabbar Khan, james martin, jewellery quarter, lasan, Lasan Restaurant, michelin guide, pamela jabbar, restaurant critic, UK

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The Maharajah & The Kohinoor

The Maharajah & The Kohinoor

By Pamela Jabbar | October 16, 2008

He was wined and dined by the very rich and powerful of Europe, including Queen Victoria. His extravagant shooting parties, his penchant for lavish receptions and his dandy ways soon earned him a reputation amongst the locals of Scotland as the ‘Black Prince’ of Perthshire. But this is no ordinary princely tale and nor is [...]

Categories: Arts & Culture, Brit-Asian
Tagged: actor, birmingham, black prince, Desi, drama, duleep singh, east india company, history, India, kaur, koh i noor diamond, koh-i-noor, play, queen victoria, ranjit singh, sikh, singh, the drum, theatre, tragic story, UK

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