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Sripurna Basu

Sripurna Basu

S Basu is a qualified doctor with an interest in international health. She has a passion for Bollywood, Health and Beauty, Art and Architecture and all things Indian. She wants to explore the place of Indian diaspora in a globalised world in her writing.

British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

By Sripurna Basu | August 1, 2010

Almost all British Asians have heard that question – “Where are you from?” Most of us reply, “I’m from here – the UK” Some of us add, if from India, “But my parents/grandparents are from India.” Not a lot of us will add, “My ethnicity is Indian.” How many of us feel compelled to add [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: asian, bangladeshi, britain, British, british asian, England, ethnic, ethnicity, identity, immigrant, indian, integration, life, NRI, origin, pakistani, Race, roots, South Asian, term, UK

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Racism holds you back at Work

Racism holds you back at Work

By Sripurna Basu | July 28, 2010

British Asians in the UK excel at school and a high proportion enter university but when it comes to the working world it’s a different story. Black and ethnic minority (BAME) people still face barriers to carrier progression and feel that many of the high paid occupations are closed off to them. Aspirations and Frustrations, [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: Aspirations and Frustrations, BAME, career, ethnic minorities, jobs, occupation, Race, relations, RfO, survey, work

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Summer City Jam for Anjool Malde

Summer City Jam for Anjool Malde

By Sripurna Basu | July 18, 2010

It was a year ago that Anjool Malde, 24, jumped to his death from the eighth floor of Coq D’argent an upmarket restaurant in the square mile. The Oxford Graduate was a promising young stock broker at Deutschebank with his whole life ahead of him when he committed suicide. Dressed in his best Hugo Boss [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: Anjlee, Anjool Malde, british asian, H Dhami, London, Mumzy, music, Mustik, night, oxford, rishi rich, Summer City Jam, The Madame Project, TMP, Trust

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Aishwarya and Kate Winslet in Ad

Aishwarya and Kate Winslet in Ad

By Sripurna Basu | July 14, 2010

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is to appear in a new L’Oreal ad with Academy Award winning actress, Kate Winslet. This is the first time that Aishwarya will be sharing the stage in her long contract with L’Oreal. However, the actress says she has always admired the work of Kate Winslet and looks forward to working with [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: advert, Aishwarya, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, beauty, both, Brand, color, endorsement, hair colour, hollywood, Italy, Kate Winslet, L'Oreal, lipstick, stars

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Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness

Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness

By Sripurna Basu | June 28, 2010

Cancer often presents late in ethnic minorities. By this time harm is often done and treatment is less effective. Ethnic Minorities are less likely to take up cancer screening services. Language barriers prevent real information helping the elderly who are most at risk. The Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week hopes to change all this. It [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: awareness, bangladeshi, BME, bowel, breast, campaign, cancer, cervical, England, ethnic minority cancer awareness week, health, indian, lump, NHS, oral, paan, pakistani, programme, prostate, signs, skin, smoking, treatment, UK

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Is South Asian culture all bad?

Is South Asian culture all bad?

By Sripurna Basu | June 2, 2010

It is likely that whenever you hear the words ‘South Asian’ on the news it will be associated with something negative. If we are on the news it’s either about forced marriages, honour killings, illegal immigrants or someone pulling off a fake passport scam or else it’s the slums back home, child labour, corrupt authorities [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: Ajay V Bhatt, asian, bad, Baroness Shriti Vadera, british asian, culture, good, Indra Nooyi, Kamel Hothi, Kiran Mazumder Shaw, Narinder Singh Kapany, negative, positive, South Asian, women, youth

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Walking backwards for BBC Asian Network

Walking backwards for BBC Asian Network

By Sripurna Basu | May 19, 2010

One man is on a mission to save the BBC Asian Network. Ranvir Singh Verma, frontman of band Universal Taal, is walking backwards from London to Birmingham in a bid to raise awareness of BBC plans to axe the Asian radio channel. He will start his walk at the Asian Network’s Bhangra Flash Mob to [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: backwards, bbc asian network, Bhangra Flashmob, music, national, radio, Ranvir Verma, save, Universal Taal, walking

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Kites to fly high for Bollywood

Kites to fly high for Bollywood

By Sripurna Basu | May 10, 2010

Behind its glossy trailer, Kites – the latest Hrithik Roshan film – is a cleverly produced film aimed at the international market. Expansion of blue skies; sun kissed landscape; a white sailed yacht sailing across sparkling waves. Scenes that wouldn’t look out of place in a Ralph Lauren advert. It’s makers hope that Kites will [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: art-house, barbara mori, Bollywood, english, film, hindi, hollywood, hrithik roshan, international, Kites, movie, spanish

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The UK Election and the Asian vote

The UK Election and the Asian vote

By Sripurna Basu | April 27, 2010

The Asian vote. Do Politicians care? It appears that they do. Both Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown have been interviewed by Nihal of the BBC Asian Network in the weeks leading up to the election. David Cameron’s Conservative party have even released software that will detect and target Asian voters. However, a poll commissioned by [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: 2010, 6th May, asian, bnp, british asian, Conservative, david cameron, economy, education, election, gordon brown, health, immigration, Labour, Liberal, nick clegg, poll, survey, tories, tory, UK, vote

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Race matters in NHS care

Race matters in NHS care

By Sripurna Basu | April 17, 2010

Institutional racism is undermining healthcare for ethnic minorities in the NHS. Racist practice is affecting treatment of life threatening illnesses. Research carried out in the field of heart disease show that South Asians are receiving second grade treatment. A recent survey into South Asian diabetes care by the South Asian Health Foundation uncovered research from [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: bangladeshi, community, Department of Health, ethnic, health, healthcare, indian, language barrier, minorities, NHS, pakistani, Race for Health, racism, UK

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