South African Indians in London - From Gujarat to Tooting via Durban
02 December 2008
Indians make up 2.4% of the South African population today and are virtually invisible as a distinct community in London. However, as Noorjehan Barmania, proud South African Londoner, explains here, this is a distinct community with a distinguished political lineage including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the
Love in a Cold Climate - World Gardens in London
29 July 2008
To see the world's flora in London, Kate Smith reckons Kew is the place to head for – with greenhouses adjusted to every climate and vast acres of hardier plants representing the remotest places on earth. But, staffed by passionate botanists, the emphasis is
A World Garden In London
21 June 2007
London contains the gardens of many cultures - from vast parks to secretively secluded spots. As the summer holidays approach, we pick some of the best from around the capital.We also choose museums where you can combine events and exhibitions from London's diverse history
A Short History of London Refugees
12 June 2007
Refugee Week celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK, counterbalancing the often very hostile images in the press of refugees as an unequivocally negative influence.We look at some of the groups who have fled to London in the past 500 years, and where you
A Buddhist Tour Of The V&A
07 December 2006
The V&A contains significant and beautiful Buddhist artefacts from across India, Tibet, Afghanistan and Nepal and covering the whole history of the religion. Curators at the V&A have kindly picked out a few items from the collections currently on display to look out
Bengali History In London
12 April 2006
"First I lived in British India, then I lived in East Pakistan, then I lived in Bangladesh and now I live in Britain."This experience of one London man (now a Haringey councillor) nicely encapsulates the complexity of recent Bengali history; in the first
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