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Displays at Chelsea Flower Show plant seeds of change

1 week ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

IF THERE was ever a time for the British Asian community and especially Eastern Eye readers to join the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), it is now in the wake of the Chelsea Flower Show. The weather varies from one year to the next, but after one of the sunniest springs on record, the blooms at Chelsea 2025 have been spectacular. And the show is always an indication that summer is on its way.
Veteran Director Waris Hussein Releases Personal Memoirs

2 weeks ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

The British Asian community, especially the acting fraternity, will be fascinated to learn that film director Waris Hussein is halfway through writing his memoirs. After all, how many British Asian directors can lay claim to straightening Richard Burton’s tie? He directed Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the film Divorce His, Divorce Hers in 1973.
Susan Stronge’s final chapter puts spotlight on Mughal splendour

3 weeks ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

Susan Stronge was understandably a little emotional as she spoke to Eastern Eye last Monday (5), the final day of the exhibition on The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, the exhibition she curated at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Darren Henley: ‘Art can make people happier and healthier’

3 weeks ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

Darren Henley posed the question: “What’s our higher aim at the Arts Council?” And he offered the answer: “If I have my three words, it’s ‘creating happier lives’.” He firmly believes the arts bring happiness. In the 10 years he has travelled to every corner of England as chief executive of Arts Council England, Henley has been greatly encouraged by the British Asian artistic fraternity. Many are beholden to the Arts Council.
From 100 to 0: Why Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s failure might be his fortune

3 weeks ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

THE best thing that happened to Vaibhav Suryavanshi is that he was out for 0 in the innings that followed his sensational 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans last week, the 14-year-old took down some of the world’s best bowlers in a 38-ball innings that included 11 sixes and seven fours. In his very next innings, he was out for a two-ball duck against Mumbai Indians. Then he got 4 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Nandy signs UK-India cultural ‘treaty’

1 month ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

LISA NANDY has established herself as one of the most important members of Sir Keir Stamer’s cabinet by signing what appears to be a far-reaching cultural agreement with India during a four-day visit to Mumbai and Delhi.
FTA ‘will elevate India to be Britain’s most trusted partner’

1 month ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

WHAT does the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), welcomed on Tuesday (6) by the British and Indian prime ministers, Sir Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi, mean for Eastern Eye readers? The FTA certainly opens up many more opportunities for British Indian businessmen (and women). As Eastern Eye’s Asian Rich List demonstrates year on year, there are thousands of successful British Indian business folk. Basically, there is the chance for a lot of people to make a lot of money.
How kids can grow into gardening

1 month ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

THE Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) thinks it’s never too early to get children interested in gardening and suggests planting sunflower seeds might be the ideal way to get them started. Some top tips have been given by Guy Barter, the RHS’s chief horticulturalist, to mark National Gardening Week (Monday (28) - Sunday (4)). But since it is still early in the season, celebrating the theme of “beginner gardeners” is still timely.
Air India’s success takes flight on women’s wings

1 month ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

ON A recent Air India flight from Heathrow to Delhi in a brand new Airbus A350, a routine announcement from the flight deck said the aircraft was under the command of Neelam Ingale and Ruhani Dogra. One of the female members of the cabin crew was surprised that Eastern Eye was surprised that both the pilot and co-pilot were women. This was nothing unusual, she indicated.
Why strengthening UK-India bonds ‘is personal’ for Nandy

1 month ago | easterneye.biz | Amit Roy

LISA NANDY has said the UK hopes to forge a “closer cultural partnership” with India after she returns from her first trip to Mumbai and New Delhi as secretary of state for culture, media and sport from Thursday (1) to Sunday (4). She made the promise at a reception hosted jointly last week by her department and the High Commission of India at the St James Court Taj Hotel in central London.