It’s the first South Asian Heritage Month from 18th July to 17th August, 2020. A celebration of South Asian history, arts, culture and heritage. As the youngest and first to be born in the UK of Asian immigrants, I reflect on occasion what that means in light of what I’ve experienced growing up in Glasgow. […]
In recent days I’ve grown to dread reading the news. As if the pandemic gloom wasn’t enough, we now have the displeasure of the far right and organised football hooligans. ‘Organised hooligans’, that’s a contradiction. I’ll never forget the trail of buses carrying Old Firm fans to Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Football United I’m […]
“So yay think ye’r Scottish day yay?” – a friend of a friend That’s a wake-up call I got back in 2012. Thirty five in Glasgow and still an outsider. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police, and the protests sweeping the globe are a reminder that racism is very much alive. […]