#SouthAsianHistory made yesterday! Tower Hamlets Council NHS North East London Barts Health London Bangladeshi Health Partnership North East London Cancer Alliance Woodgrange Medical Practice Tower Hamlets GP Care Group commemorated #AmarEkushey #EkusheyFebruary & celebrated UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #MotherLanguageDay #IMD2025 And joined up for a health fair #CreativeHealth

Happy Independence Day Bangladesh! বাংলাদেশের🇧🇩 মহান স্বাধীনতা  দিবসে আপনাদের সবাইকে উষ্ণ শুভেচ্ছা। সবাইকে স্বাধীনতা দিবসের শুভেচ্ছা। Happy Independence Day to everyone!   Happy #IndependenceDay #Bangladesh with warm wishes from London’s British Bangladeshi community   🇬🇧🤝🇧🇩

Please do join us at 2pm this Saturday 31st May at Brady Arts Centre, Tower Hamlets, London E1 5HU & do pass on to others! Health and wellbeing advice, vaccinations, health stalls, culture, music, live performances, free food and refreshments and much more! #BuildingTrust ❤️💚

Well, some folks have some questions, some quibbles, with my new India book and, frankly, with me. Here are some answers -- 🧵 U.S link: amazon.com/India-000-Year… India link: amazon.in/India-000-Year…

The Power of Words Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Shrabani Basu Shashi Tharoor Shrabani Basu jaipurlitfest British Library

"Indian history is full of diverse stories" interview also here: thehindu.com/books/intervie…

I'm happy to share that l'm starting a new volunteer position as NHS And Health Equity Lead at South Asian Heritage Month South Asian Heritage Month has just now begun on 18 July 2025, & concludes on 17 August 2025. southasianheritage.org.uk/events/ #SouthAsianHeritageMonth2025 #RootsToRoutes #SAHM2025

🎉 South Asian Heritage Month 2025 is here! This year’s theme is #RootsToRoutes - honouring where we come from and the journeys we’re still on. #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #OurStoriesMatter

Dividing India: Why was the Partition of India and Pakistan so rushed in 1947? How did Partition divide everything from stationery to army boots in a matter of weeks? And how do South Asians today grapple with the memory of the largest forced migration in history?

William and anita anand are joined once again by Sam Dalrymple, author of Shattered Lands: Five Partitions And The Making of Modern Asia, to The Great Partition. share.google/rpyzvoT4QBpSIP…

Don't miss the concluding episode of our Empire: World History #ShatteredLands Partition series THE 1971 LIBERATION WAR: HOW EAST PAKISTAN BECAME BANGLADESH

How did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan in 1971?

Why did George Harrison from the Beatles organise a concert for Bangladesh?

William and anita anand are joined once again by Sam Dalrymple, author of Shattered Lands: Five Partitions And The Making of Modern Asia, to discuss the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh Empire – Apple Podcasts share.google/yA6lj5KTpAx3Cj…

Amazing month over here -- For the first time in 10 years, I've received more fan mail than hate mail, mainly about my latest book. Random aberration? Changing tides? I have no idea, but I'll gladly take it!

Listen to William Dalrymple Sam Dalrymple anita anand on Bangladesh Empire: World History podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/emp…

Great to briefly say hello to William Dalrymple back in mid June at British Library jaipurlitfest London!

Ordre National De La Légion D’Honneur Professor Dr Mahmoud Shah Qureshi

Professor Dr Mahmoud Shah Qureshi