Category: Events Calendar
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BEN Vintage & Classic Car Rally today
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BEN, the automotive industry will hold its annual Vintage and Classic Car Rally and Summer Fete on Saturday 4th July at Sunningdale….reports Asian Lite News The day will start with a rally tour of classic cars and motor cycles though Windsor Great Park, which will then be available for the public to view from 12.30pm at Broomhall…
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Harriet’s Unusual Art at Nehru Centre
Harriet Riddell who practices an amazingly different art – that of a textile performance artist shall present a Talk and Exhibition: In Stitch You India today, May 18 at 6.30 pm She has travelled India with her sewing machine, creating art works in live scenarios. Harriet stitches her observations and creates narrative illustrations of the…
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‘Secret Millionaire’ to row from London to Paris
Mo Chaudry, British-Asian “Secret Millionaire,” is preparing to row from London to Paris on May 25 to raise funds for charity. The Tower to Tower Rowing Challenge will see the team tackle the gruelling 450 nautical mile open-water row from Tower Bridge in London to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Branded the “Everest of open-water rowing”,…
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Husain paintings on display in London
Works of India’s ‘Barefoot Picasso’ will be displayed at Grosvenor Vadehra in London Grosvenor Vadehra in London to showcase M. F. Husain, Paintings and Drawings: Works from a Private Collection. The exhibition opens with a private reception on Friday May 22ndand runs until Tuesday June 9th. There is also another late night event at the Gallery on Friday 5th…
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Jaipur Literary Fest Opens in London
The highlight of the first day’s event includes a clash on dais in between India’s leading journalists Rajdeep Sardesai and Swapan Das Gupta and Mrs Nadira Naipual’s allegations against Jnanpith Award winner Dr Kirish Karnad…writes Kaliph Anaz London gets the taste of Jaipur Literary Festival as South Asia’s largest literary event showcased some of its programmes…
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Alchemy to revisit UK in 2015
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Alchemy, Southbank Centre’s festival of South Asian culture, will return for the sixth year beginning from May 15 to 25, 2015, to celebrate and explore arts, culture and politics of the countries of the Indian subcontinent and their relationship with the UK. Shreya Ghoshal The festival will present collaborations, new works, premieres and legendary artists…
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A journey with the Christmas story
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Sue Symmons’ masterpiece ‘One Man’s Journey to Heaven’, also known as the Bath Abbey Diptychs, is an awe-inspiring work of art and craft depicting the life of Christ in pairs of sumptuously decorated panels; a combination of needlework, hand-drawn lettering, illumination and calligraphy. The Cathedral exhibits the Advent and Christmas series of the Diptychs. In…
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Think Pink Cancer Ball in London
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The anual event in support of cancer charities and hospital in India, Pakistan and in the UK EBH presents its annual, Think Pink Cancer Ball in aid of Cancer Research UK, Indian Cancer Society and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, taking place on Saturday 29th November at Newland Manor, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4AD. The ‘Think Pink Ribbon’ themed charity ball will raise funds…
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Looking for next Hamilton!
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The next Lewis Hamilton could be unearthed at Europe’s biggest motorsport show, Autosport International, through a new and unique competition for aspiring race drivers in conjunction with Formula Kart Stars, the only junior karting series backed by Formula One Management. The initiative is supported by Formula One Management and counts current points-leader and 2008 F1…
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ALL ABOARD For Rolls-Royce Show
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As Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is making final preparations for its first ever public exhibition, the Inside Rolls-Royce in London. Inside Rolls-Royce will run at London’s Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York Square, just off the Kings Road from Thursday 13 November to Sunday 16 November. Entrance to the public is free-of-charge with doors open from 10:00am…
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Diwali at Trafalgar Square
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Children’s parade to kick off the Mayor’s Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square Schoolchildren will lead a parade on Sunday 12 October to launch the Mayor of London’s Diwali Festival in Trafalgar Square. Leaving from Hungerford Bridge on the Southbank, the children’s parade will be a colourful procession promoting a message of hope and happiness on…
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Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya in London
The Ravi Shankar Foundation in association with the Royal Opera House, Indian High Commission, Arts Council England and Curve Theatre presents the maestro’s opera Sukanya on Monday 14th July 2014 (6.30 to 9.15pm). Ravi Shankar, known as the “Godfather of World Music” was one of the most influential musicians of all time. As music guru to the Beatles,…
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GALLERY: Summer Solstice Fest
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South Asian Arts-uk’s Summer Solstice festival in Leeds attracted a good audience. The concert is the only one of its kind in the UK which celebrates Indian Classical Music. Running for its third year, the extravaganza of music encompassed a unique array of internationally acclaimed artists of Indian classical music who performed from the sunset through to sunrise.It’s been…
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London to pay tributes to Ritu
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LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE BENGALI FILMMAKER RITUPARNO GHOSH Tribute coincides with the first death anniversary of a writer and director many compared to the legendary Satyajit Ray. The passing of Rituparno Ghosh in 2013 left Indian cinema bereft of one of its finest craftsmen. The Kolkata-born writer, director, activist and literary figure – just 49…
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Judy Rodgers in Manchester
Judy Rodgers, the world famous American author, broadcaster and pioneer of Innovative projects such as Images and Voices of Hope, an initiative to encourage those in the Media sector to recognise the huge part they play in promoting positivity and ethics in today’s world, will be in Manchester on May 20. Judy is in the UK…