Upcoming events, Ravish Kumar documentary, Bridge India on Zee TV
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Hi there,
We’ll be announcing new faces on our Advisory Board later this month, as well as our series of events beyond this stop-start English summer.
But in the meantime, a trade deal with India would create 300,000 jobs in the UK in the next three years according to Dinesh Dhamija, who was featured in the Letters to the Editor in The Sunday Times yesterday on the topic.
India’s premier Hindi news broadcaster Ravish Kumar left NDTV recently and is now broadcasting on YouTube. Read this in-depth interview in The Guardian here about media freedom in India.
Ravish is the subject of a new documentary that was released last month. Directed by Vinay Shukla, the award-winning While We Watched is a turbulent newsroom drama intimately chronicling the working days of journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiralling world of truth and disinformation.
Congratulations to Priyajit Debsarkar, whose book on the Concert for Bangladesh 1971 is now also being translated into Arabic, to add to his English, Bengali, Hindi and other editions.
Aman Dhillon was featured on the BBC last week, to talk about South Asia Heritage Month across the UK. Anuj Radia’s Filmey Shilmey channel featured several interviews on new movie Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Katha, including Shabani Azmi here.
For those of your that missed the Sarod and Art Soiree we hosted earlier with Ketna Patel in the Summer, you can watch Zee TV’s coverage of it at the link below.
Upcoming events:
In Conversation With Rina Dhaka (6:30pm, Wed 23 Aug | India Club, Strand | Book here)
For our next event, we are delighted to host a visionary of Indian fashion, from 6pm on Wednesday 23 August at the India Club on the Strand.
Rina Dhaka is an acclaimed designer referred to as the ‘Gautier’ of the East by the BBC. She is celebrated for her combinations of traditional Indian fashions with current day fabrics like Lycra and jersey. Termed by many as a fashion connoisseur , Rina Dhaka invented ‘’Lycra Churidars’’ and regularly bridges traditionally rich and contemporary relevant styles in her fashion collections. At India Fashion Week, her work was recognized as the best collection in Milan, and has won the best designer award in Miami Fashion Week 2004.
Describing her designs for ‘women who think’, Rina Dhaka entered the Indian fashion scene in the 1980s. Since then her work has represented India globally in France and Germany and been exhibited in New York, London and many more cities. She has dressed global faces such as Naomi Campbell, Tara Palmer TomKinson, Uma Thurman while retailing across the world.
The session will be in a relaxed Q&A format in conversation with Sangeeta Waldron, on Rina’s career, motivations and taking Indian fashion global. After the session, we will have time for drinks, snacks and networking.
When: 6 – 8 pm, Wed 23 August
Where: The India Club, 143 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Book: Bridge India Members: Free (RSVP to kaviesh@bridgeindia.org.uk) | Others: £10 bookable here or on Eventbrite here | Drinks and snacks provided
Ramayana: A puppet show (6pm, Fri 10 Nov | Central London | Book here)
Bridge India is delighted to host an exciting evening of culture in celebration of Diwali, in collaboration with StoryHour UK.
The Ramayana Puppet Show is StoryHour UK’s flagship performance. A timeless piece of culture and art, this story narrates the epic tale behind the festival of Diwali, using uniquely hand-crafted puppets. Having been performed across many different audiences, this puppet show has been celebrated for capturing the essence of a classic. The show has been screened at various Indian embassies across Europe and schools in London while also being readily available in 6 languages here. It has been applauded by Indian Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, author Amish Tripathi and others.
Alongside a screening of the puppet show, there will be live puppeteers demonstrating scenes from the Ramayana, with an installation of the six puppets, followed by a talk and Q&A with producer Neelima Penumarthy.
When: 5 – 6:30pm, Wed 19 July
Where: Central London
Book: Bridge India Members: £10 | Others: £20 bookable here | Drinks and snacks provided
Asian Achievers Awards (6:30pm, Fri 15 September | London Hilton on Park Lane | Book here)
Established in 2000 and held annually since then, the next edition of the Awards will take place on Friday 15 September 2023 with more than 700 attendees at a glittering black-tie dinner. If you’d like to nominate yourself or someone you think have achieved great things in business, public service, philanthropy or sports, you can do so until 6 July.
Individual tickets are £350 (BI Members £250) and tables are £3,000 (BI Members £2,500), plus VAT. To book, reply to this email.
The Filmy Shilmy Show: A spotlight on British Asian filmmakers (6:30pm, Fri 22 September | Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London | Book here)
ReelN teams up with Filme Shilmy for a brand-new talk show platforming South Asian film talent.
The first edition of the show will see candid conversation with three award-winning filmmakers including Pravesh Kuma MBE (Little English), Nathalia Syam (Footprints On Water) and Dr Parvinder Shergill who co-produced Kaur, a trailblazing short on ITVX.
The panel will be moderated by entertainment journalist Anuj Radia. The discussion will centre around the process of making cinema that is rooted and reflective of ethnic lives within the Western world, as well as touching on the wider themes of the films and the challenges independent filmmakers face in gaining mainstream traction.
Why become a Member of Bridge India?
Well, because just in the last two months, we’ve won an Award for our work, launched our first university chapter at King’s College, being featured in The Daily Telegraph and hosted multiple events with change-makers in London and elsewhere. Not to mention we’ve some facilitated incredible connections between Members.
Become an Individual or Corporate Member of Bridge India. Here’s what we offer:
Events with world leaders and experts
Powerful networking opportunities
Build a deeper understanding of India
Engage in non-partisan, respectful discussion, away from the ‘noise’
Join a set of Members an NDTV report once called “change-makers”
Dedicated account manager to introduce you to other Members
Opportunity to curate and co-host events, and jointly publish thought leadership
Access to trusteeships, professional roles, invitations to special events and more
Individual Membership is £250 annually (with Gift Aid for UK tax payers; Concessions £125) and there are several Corporate Membership options available.
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