50 years ago, flights carrying Ugandan Asian refugees - including my family - began to arrive in the UK. Idi Amin had given them 90 days to leave. Last month, I followed my mum and aunt as they returned to 🇺🇬 together, for the first time. 🎧: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

This weekend, our touring exhibition moves to Wickhambrook Memorial Hall in Suffolk, a few miles from the former site of Stradishall Resettlement Camp, temporary home for many Ugandan Asian refugees in 1972 and 1973. Check the flyer for more dates and venues this year.

Save the date for a great lit fest. BOCAS celebrating new Caribbean writing I. London and across the UK bocaslitfest.com/bocas-uk-tour-… Wasafiri Royal Society of Literature Peepal Tree Press Renaissance One

Rishi Sunak is our new PM. Many are commenting on his age, ethnicity & faith - UK’s youngest PM since the 1800s, the 1st of South Asian heritage and a Hindu. But did you know that his parents were born in E.Africa? His father in Kenya, his mother in Tanzania.

Don't miss artist Harshinder Sirah's exhibition The Mount Without until 3 Nov, marking 50 years since the Ugandan Asian expulsion. She says her art reflects her journey from a child fleeing Uganda to the artist she is now. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Come and work with us Historians @ Bristol English@Bristol QMUL English & Drama on the project, ‘Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the Present’ @smukherjee_hist, Florian Stadtler 🦀 Rehana Ahmed Maya Parmar - great postdoc opportunity; more info here bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta…

Today is a special day as some of our committee will be attending a reception and ceremony at Buckingham Palace hosted by His Majesty The King, commemorating the resettlement of Ugandan Asians to Britain in 1972. The ceremony will be presented by Jon Snow and Jonathan Dimbleby.

Looking forward to joining this very special commemorative event at Buckingham Palace today.

An absolute pleasure to be invited by His Majesty The King to Buckingham Palace. The event commemorated 50 years of the UK arrival of South Asian expellees from Uganda. ‘Refugees have enriched our country’, Lord Sentamu. As relevant then, as today.

About last night: an evening of beautiful poetry to mark 75 years of India's independence.  If you’re interested in reading some of the works, check out Converse. Contemporary English Poetry by Indians, edited by Sudeep Sen Pippa Rann Books & Media (PRBM)

Job alert! There is still time to apply for this great postdoc, on ‘Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the Present’: bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta… Historians @ Bristol English@Bristol QMUL English & Drama @smukherjee_hist Florian Stadtler 🦀 Rehana Ahmed

On this day 50 years ago... the deadline for most Ugandan Asians to leave Uganda - for many, the country of their birth. We remember some of the stories and memories of that period in November 1972 as the Ugandan Asian expulsion reached its most critical moment.

Very much looking forward to speaking at this event about the expulsion of South Asians from Uganda, 26 November. Please do join us, seating is limited but tickets are free. Simply email [email protected] to reserve a spot.

Join us this Friday Leicester Museums & Galleries leicestermuseums.org/event-details/…

Today's the day of our event at the National Archives in Kew, London where we will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian expulsion with a panel discussion, our exhibition, and afternoon tea. We're looking forward to seeing all attendees later. #BUA50

It's hard to describe the buzz of our Saturday event The National Archives. From our exhibition and videos on refugee journeys to networking over afternoon tea to our incredible panel discussion moderated by Babita Sharma, it was both moving and joyous. A huge thanks to all who attended.

For #southasianheritagemonth, we'll spotlight British South Asian stories to be featured in our upcoming digital resource ‘Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the present’. Watch this space! South Asian Heritage Month Arts Matter Bristol QMUL English & Drama Arts and Humanities Research Council British Library

Who would like to do a PhD under my supervision at King's College London? We are offering a fully funded Harold Moody PGR studentship for a a British person from an ‘underrepresented community.’ Apply/ spread the word!

🥳 Funding news! We have awarded Hadithi £98,895 to upskill young people and interview those from South Asian communities, made possible thanks to #NationalLottery players!