british asian
The \”home\” Exhibition
The \”home\” is a group exhibition looking into how, when set in a comparable context with artists from South Asia, British artists of South Asian descent view their own origin and literal physical sense of location, alongside more figurative investigations and manifestations of the self and identity, locality and vicinity, foreign and foreignness, home and [...]
Flying High with the RAF
Rakesh Patel, 31, Deputy Senior Medical Officer at RAF Odiham, has been serving with the RAF for over six years. With his job, he has travelled the world, been invited to the Queen’s Garden Party for tea and has worked his way up to the rank of Squadron Leader.
RAF Medical Services provide care for [...]
Living the RAF Dream
Not many people can proudly say they are working for an organisation they have wanted to be part of since they were a kid. Well, Wing Commander Pravin Patel is one of the lucky few, and 33 years into the job with the Royal Air Force, he still loves it!
Here is an in-depth interview with [...]
2010 UK Asian Music Awards Winners
The Royal Festival Hall hosted the British Asian Awards on 11th March 2010. A night filled with the glitz, glam and buzz featuring popular Brit-Asian performers, winners of awards and an air of a proud industry still going strong despite the tough times.
DESIblitz met up with many of the artists from the Brit-Asian music scene [...]
Changes in the Brit-Asian Woman
Men have wanted the woman to play the role on top – literally speaking. Now that they have, they are not exactly being praised for it. Instead they see this as the Brit- Asian woman becoming too independent and too westernised.
Recent news reports, state that women are earning more than men but not necessarily equal [...]
Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign
A special scroll launched to raise the awareness of Hepatitis C amongst ethnic communities is part of the national NHS campaign to encourage the public to be more aware of the threat of the infection.
The scroll was launched in 2009 with support from many ethnic celebrities, media people and public to raise awareness of [...]
Amir Khan hits back at Racism
Amir Khan is one of the most prize boxers emerging out of the UK today. This British born young man from Bolton, Lancashire, of Pakistani origin, has proved himself many times in the ring to date. With his latest fight against Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle ending in just a record [...]
Supermarkets target Asian sales
British supermarkets are becoming more savvy when it comes to South Asian food and products. Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s are amongst the front-runners in this interesting development.
It’s certainly surprising to find a freezer cabinet in Sainsbury’s full of Shana parathas, chappatis, Indian brand samosas, masala dosas, and shelves stocked with pistachio ice-cream and kulfis. Indian [...]
Obsession with Boys and not Girls
Every woman who has been pregnant and given birth to a child, whether it is a boy or girl can safely say that it is the best feeling in the world.
Even though South Asian society has moved on from some of its old ways, one custom which still seems to appear its ugly head today, [...]
Jay Sean No. 1 in USA Charts
Jay Sean has made history by becoming the first ever Brit-Asian artist to hit the number one spot on The Billboard Hot 100, on The Billboard Hot Airplay Chart and on the the US Top 40. The urban singer from the UK has made it to number one with his song ‘Down’ featuring Lil Wayne. [...]