Maya Parmar
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Founder of @HadithiStories | Researcher to @RemakingBritain @QMULsed | Author of 'Reading Cultural Representations of the Double Diaspora'
Cambridge
Joined August 2011
Exciting news! Hadithi C.I.C has been awarded a @HeritageFundM_E grant for Hidden Heritages in Schools! We will train school children in oral history techniques, preserving marginalized memories. This is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - thx to NL players!
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We hope you caught our weekly ‘Researcher’s Pick’, showcasing stories from British history, about South Asian experiences, for @SAHM_UK #southasianheritagemonth. Follow our website for project updates: https://t.co/rDHVctQPzr
@UoBArtsMatter @QMULSED @ahrcpress @BritishLibrary
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‘Indian’ food has long been consumed in the UK. Now, curries are a mainstay of British culture. But what are we are really eating? Listen to chef Cyrus Todiwala on his impressions of British curry houses & menus, when he moved from Mumbai to LDN in 1991. @SAHM_UK @BL_OralHistory
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Remaking Britain are looking to get in touch with strikers from the #Grunwick Dispute, 1976-78, this @SAHM_UK #SouthAsianHeritageMonth. If you know anyone involved, or could put us in touch with Jayaben Desai’s son Sunil Desai, we’d love to hear from you. #StoriesToTell Pls share
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Edited by 4 South Asians & based at the Indian-run Bibliophile Bookshop, Bloomsbury, the magazine Indian Writing (1940-45) brought together writing & anti-colonial politics at the heart of the metropolis. @UoBArtsMatter @QMULSED @ahrcpress @BritishLibrary #southasianheritagemonth
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Chuni Lal Katial, elected Councillor for Central Finsbury in 1934 & Mayor in 1938, was a doctor & healthcare pioneer, instrumental in setting up the Finsbury Health Centre, housing several health services under one roof. @SAHM_UK @UoBArtsMatter @QMULSED @ahrcpress @britishlibrary
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Atiya Fyzee (1877-1967) was an author and social reformer. She came to London for a teaching qualification, in turn becoming the first Indian Muslim woman to receive a modern education. @SAHM_UK #southasianheritagemonth @UoBArtsMatter @QMULSED @ahrcpress @BritishLibrary
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Sophia Duleep Singh is a well-known British suffragette but other South Asians engaged with suffrage globally. Many Asian suffrage campaigners first came to Britain as children, inc. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Leilavati Roy, Avabai Wadia. @SAHM_UK @UoBArtsMatter @ahrcpress @QMULsed
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For #southasianheritagemonth, we'll spotlight British South Asian stories to be featured in our upcoming digital resource ‘Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the present’. Watch this space! @SAHM_UK @UoBArtsMatter @QMULsed @ahrcpress @britishlibrary
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Thank you for appreciating my article on the power of dance to inspire resistance across borders and cultures!
One of my favourite articles of the year. Spawned several of my own reflections on the power of music from The motherland and how it can inspire change
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Through the exploration of archival records and the capturing of oral histories, the project will produce a free, interactive and widely accessible digital resource. You can find more information on our website: https://t.co/rDHVctQhJT, and on Facebook:
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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks. 1,423 likes. Facebook account for Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the present
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Remaking Britain will reveal the significance of #SouthAsian people and communities as agents of change to Britain's cultural, economic, political and social life from the period of empire in the 1830s to the present.
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We’re excited to launch Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the present. It is an @ahrcpress-funded research project led by the @BristolUni (@smukherjee_hist, @FloStadt & Aleena Din) and @QMULsed (@RehanaSara & @maya_parmar), with @britishlibrary.
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Did people see this? Come and be my colleague in Bloomsbury :-) https://t.co/yrbkZJcNLE
timeshighereducation.com
Job description The Department of English wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory. Applications from candidates...
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This is happening on Saturday afternoon - come and join us! @zara_dinnen @BeingHumanFest Publishing is Power: Listening!
beinghumanfestival.org
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Do come and join us for this event @BrickLaneBooks that I'm organising with @zara_dinnen and Nisha Ramayya next Wednesday as part of @BeingHumanFest.
Celebrate the arts, activism and publishing in #TowerHamlets, and reflect on the local histories of community-led politics and multilingual literary cultures at this free event @BrickLaneBooks on 16 November. @RehanaSara @QMULsed #BeingHuman2022 Book:
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Celebrate the arts, activism and publishing in #TowerHamlets, and reflect on the local histories of community-led politics and multilingual literary cultures at this free event @BrickLaneBooks on 16 November. @RehanaSara @QMULsed #BeingHuman2022 Book:
beinghumanfestival.org
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Very much looking forward to speaking at this event about the expulsion of South Asians from Uganda, 26 November. Please do join us, seating is limited but tickets are free. Simply email Warwick@Faithinsociety.org.uk to reserve a spot.
On this poignant day, the 50th anniversary of the deadline to leave Uganda, we'd also like to invite you to our highly anticipated rescheduled Panel Discussion at The National Archives at Kew, London, on Saturday 26th November 2022 from 2pm. Hosted by @BabitaTV
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Job Alert! The Centre for Writing Studies, JGU is hiring for two contractual positions. Please do consider applying and spread the word. Will be happy to answer your questions on DM.
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