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WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		14 Sep 2007 TALES FROM A TELLER Peter Chand 3.00 mins Peter Chand is an Indian storyteller living in Wolverhampton.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		15 Aug 2007 BIPIN'S BEDFORD Bipin Shah 2.58 mins Bipin Shah from Bedford thinks the influence of Indian culture on Britain has been positive.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		19 Aug 2007 BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Shah Jhan Shaukat 2.06 mins Shah Jhan Shaukat was born in Britain but is reflecting on how the partition of Pakistan from India affected his parents' generation.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		06 Aug 2007 BANGASTANI Kaumal Ahmed 3.19 mins Kaumal has always wanted to visit Pakistan and Bangladesh - and this summer she's going to get the chance to do both.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		17 Jul 2007 KEEPING IN TOUCH Neeloo Misra 1.49 mins Neeloo's been living in Barrow in Furness for sixteen years, and has found her own way of keeping in touch with her homeland's traditions.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		18 Jul 2007 KEEPING THE CULTURE Chithra Ramakrishnan 1.30 mins Staying in touch with her Indian heritage is important to Chithra Ramakrishnan and teaching Indian dance and music helps her keep her culture alive.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		21 Jul 2007 KATHAK DANCER Nisha Nath 4.00 mins Nisha was born and brought up in Britain but says her dancing reminds her of her family's roots in Calcutta.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		21 Jul 2007 PARTITION Hasan Miah 1.14 mins Hasan examines his British Asian Heritage during the commemoration of the Partition.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		02 Jul 2007 MUM'S FOOD STILL RULES Rana Miah 2.32 mins Rana from Ipswich was born and bred in Blighty, but it's his stomach that reminds him of his roots.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Jul 2007 MIRROR DANCE Vidya Thirunarayan 2.17 mins The spare room in Vidya's Portsmouth home provides a special retreat.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		14 Jun 2007 FROM INDIA TO CORNWALL Lorella Jacinto 2.13 mins Lorella worked in the hectic world of advertising and Bollywood film production in Bombay.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		28 Jun 2007 THE NATIONAL DISH Aminal Miah 3.50 mins Step into the kitchen with Aminal and get a taste of Bangladeshi cuisine and find out what he thinks about the nations favourite dish.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Jul 2007 INDIA ARMS Vidya Thirunarayan 2.45 mins Cultures meet when Vidya decides to take on a pub.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Jul 2007 PAKISTANI CULTURE Mohamid Amin 3.20 mins Mohamid Amin came to Britain in 1967 and he's maintained his Pakistani traditions to this day.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		05 Jul 2007 HOME COOKING Sheba Joseph 4.11 mins Sheba loves to cook. She teaches Indian cookery and thinks nothing of cooking for 25 or more people.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		09 Jul 2007 MY DIFFERENT CLOTHES Rafina Ashaq 3.20 mins Rafina is a Muslim who wears a headscarf, but that doesn't mean her clothes are boring.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Jul 2007 CARNATIC MUSIC Ahbi Arumbakkam 2.58 mins Abhi wants her son Saketh to learn traditional South Indian Carnatic music.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		07 Mar 2006 EARTHQUAKE Martin Sheriff 2.47 mins Matin, who's a consultant at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, first visited the earthquake zone in Pakistan and Kashmir to set up a hospital.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		19 Oct 2006 MY TOWN Monjoor Ahmed 1.37 mins Monjoor Ahmed lives in Bury Park. The area is home to a thriving Bangladeshi community many of whom are Muslim.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		23 Aug 2005 BALVI'S BELLS Balvi Mcloed 1.45 mins Balvi from Berkshire is into all things Bollywood. She's so clued up she even runs classes for people.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Oct 2003 NAVRATRI Sameer Kalyani 2.22 mins Sam enjoys the Hindu festival Navratri. Navratri is a festival of nine nights of dancing.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		30 Aug 1995 FLOWERS Aisha Nasib 1.46 mins Aisha adores Indian movies. She describes the way the love scenes are filmed.

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