22.07.25 South Asian Britain: A sound bath & discussion
- Tŷ Cerdd
- Jun 30
- 2 min read
Tue 22 July 2025,12:30 - 14:30
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE
Join us for this free event in Cinema 2, Chapter Arts Centre, to launch the new digital resource South Asian Britain, with South Asian Heritage Month. We will begin with a brief introduction to the research project and the new website, before moving into a south bath. During the sound bath we will play clips from the project's oral history interviews and invite audience members to engage with the audio content. A panel discussion will follow, with interviewees Shani Dhanda and Subrahmanyam Ganesh, again with audience interaction. We will conclude the event with a creative response to the sound bath, by poet Mymona Bibi.
A light lunch and refreshments will be served after the event.
Project Information
South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories is the primary output of Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the Present, an AHRC-funded research project led by the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with the British Library.
Remaking Britain reveals the significance of South Asian people and communities as agents of change to Britain's cultural, economic, political and social life from the period of empire in the 1830s to the present.
Mymona Bibi is a Bengali-British writer, creative facilitator, and ESOL teacher based in Newcastle. She is interested in multilingualism, urban landscapes, inequality, and home. Her writing has been featured in publications including Magma Poetry and Butchers’ Dog, and she has performed at events including Newcastle Fringe Festival. Currently she is the leader of community writing group World Writes. You can find her on Instagram @wordsbymymona.
Dr. Shani Dhanda is a multi-award winning, global expert in inclusion and accessibility. She is an international speaker and broadcaster on daytime TV and Radio. She was interviewed for the Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the Present project. Excerpts from her oral history interview are featured on the new resource.
Dr. Subramanyam Ganesh, originally from India, trained as a doctor before moving to Wales for further studies, where he specialised in paediatrics. After ten years in hospital medicine, he became a GP, retiring as a senior partner and trainer. He married Myra, a Welsh nurse, raised four children, and has made Wales his home ever since. He was interviewed for the Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the Present project. Excerpts from his oral history interview are featured on the new resource.
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