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This zine unpacks what it’s like to grow up as a British South Asian

Coconut Zine delves into the complex reality of navigating life in the UK with a dual cultural identity

Aug 09, 2023

Serena Smith

Film & TV

Barbie is a Bollywood film

With its big musical numbers and whimsical settings, Barbie is pretty similar to a lot of Indian cinema, argues Shivani Dubey

Film & TV

Aug 04, 2023

Shivani Dubey

Asian creative trailblazers by Karan Teli

The next-gen South Asian talents blazing a trail in the UK’s creative scene

Creatives like filmmaker Krishan Sharda, musician Priya Ragu, and record label owner Naina Sethi are breaking from tradition to become the inspiration they didn’t have growing up

Aug 03, 2022

Karan Teli

Not Quite White: Author Laila Woozeer on growing up mixed-race

To mark South Asian History Month, we speak to author Woozeer about identity, family, and history

Aug 02, 2022

Serena Smith

Welcome to Raveena’s desi-futurist utopia

The genre-bending musician opens up about her new album, the power of heartbreak, and the ‘lazy and reductive’ way her art has been categorised

Feb 21, 2022

Dhruva Balram

Diet Paratha and BYREDO join forces to celebrate Indian artistry

Ahead of the launch of new fragrance Mumbai Noise, Diet Paratha founder Anita Chhiba enlisted ten Indian artists to lend their creativity to its bottles

Oct 28, 2021

Hannah Bertolino

Dialled In: the UK festival championing the next gen of South Asian talent

Demonstrating the raw, energetic, and diverse sounds of the new South Asian underground, the all-dayer sees three collectives join forces – here, they explain why the scene is here to stay

Sep 09, 2021

Felicity Martin

Kulfi Beauty celebrates South Asian beauty with inclusive, vegan products

From Kajal Liners celebrating ancient traditions to its championing of BIPOC creatives, Priyanka Ganjoo’s brand makes a much-needed space for South Asian beauty lovers