Lockdown Diaries: Baithak UK brings artists virtually together for music video celebrating togetherness

Despite the logistical issues posed by COVID-19, Baithak UK has managed to bring together artists virtually in order to make a music video which celebrates togetherness. "Those...

Lockdown Diaries: Arya Taware of FutureBricks shares her hands-on attitude to success

I love to start my day properly by making sure I’m awake at 6am. I’ll either go for a morning walk or run everyday...

Lockdown Diaries: The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe remember VE day in London

The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) commemorated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day or VE Day in London, by following the national...

Lockdown Diaries: Reflections of an Oxford shut-in

Something lockdown has given us all, in perhaps more quantities than we know how to deal with, is time. And as I find myself...

Lockdown Diaries: Mira Kaushik OBE spearheads an online platform to celebrate dance through UK’s performing artists

During lockdown, one of the things we art audiences are missing the most is being able to watch live performances. In the generosity of...

Global Indian Stories celebrates its first year

A year ago today, the first articles were published on the Global Indian Stories website. Since then we've had stories from 5-year-olds to 91-year-olds,...

Hemraj Goyal Foundation: Supporting the next generation of philanthropy

At the Hemraj Goyal Foundation (HGF), we believe that supporting the growth and nurturing the development of next generation philanthropy is key to our...

Surviving the Nepal earthquake in 2015: a memoir of a calamity

This is a topic I have written on countless times in my life. And over time, although the topic has remained the same, the...

Over a third of children belonging to lesbian mothers are bullied

One in three lesbian mothers in Britain has experienced homophobia from other parents, while the same proportion have children who have been bullied for...

Lockdown Diaries: Harish Iyer helps sex workers and their families in Kamathipura

Harish Iyer espouses many causes. He was one of the few people who appealed to the Supreme Court against section 377, an archaic law...