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Rare Gandhi Portrait sells for £150k at London Auction f

Rare Gandhi Portrait sells for £150k at London Auction

Traditional South Asian Dyeing Techniques Making a Comeback

25 Rare MF Husain Paintings Locked since 2008 head to Auction

Rare 1931 Mahatma Gandhi Portrait set for London Auction f

Rare 1931 Mahatma Gandhi Portrait set for London Auction

How Phulkari Embroidery Became Punjabs Cultural Symbol F (1)

How Phulkari Embroidery Became Punjab’s Cultural Symbol

Shazia Mirza on Headlining the UK Debut of Serendipity Arts Festival F (1)

Shazia Mirza on Headlining the UK Debut of Serendipity Arts Festival

Comedian Shazia Mirza talks South Asian identity, comedy, and headlining Birmingham’s Serendipity Arts Festival Mini Edition this May.

The Forgotten Art of Indian Miniature Painting

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred renewed interest.

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World Culture Festival 2025 to Kick off in Pakistan f

Pakistan’s Arts Council announces World Culture Festival 2025

Why We Need South Asian Heritage Month in the UK

Coventry’s South Asian Stories Take to the Streets with DESIblitz Truck Art Bus

Bradford Mela 2025 to celebrate South Asian Culture & Community f

Bradford Mela 2025 to celebrate South Asian Culture & Community

The Hidden Cruelty of Elephant Tourism in India F

The Hidden Cruelty of Elephant Tourism in India

Sucha Mela 2025 Punjabi Music & Culture to Take Over Willenhall f

Sucha Mela 2025: Punjabi Music & Culture to Rock Willenhall

Sucha Mela 2025 is a spectacular celebration of Punjabi culture and the festival returns to Willenhall Memorial Park.

7 Ancient South Asian Practices Still Used Today F

Turmeric rituals continue to bridge generations.

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Books & Theatre

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Salman Shaheen on Murder & Free Will in Debut Novel ‘Freebourne’

"I’ve always been drawn to these kinds of dark, speculative stories"

Nish Kumar to headline 2nd Edition of 'The Comedy Lab' - F

Nish Kumar to headline 2nd Edition of ‘The Comedy Lab’

Brown Girl Noise The Play celebrating South Asian Womanhood f

Brown Girl Noise: The Play celebrating South Asian Womanhood

Brown Girl Noise is the play that celebrates South Asian womanhood and writer/actress Kaya Uppal spoke to DESIblitz about the theatre show.

Jag Singh talks ‘Unbreakable’, Childhood & Racism Experiences

Kannada Author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize d

Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushtaq at centre of Political Row

Samar Rana discharged in Domestic worker Gang Rape case f

Samar Rana discharged in Domestic Worker Rape Case

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