Forgotten stories from South Asian history

Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. The UK is currently marking South Asian Heritage Month, with a particular focus this year on journeys, migration and movement. But what's the value of such themed months? And are there stories from South Asia that are still being overlooked? Matt Elton assembled a panel of three expert historians, Shalina Patel, Sumita Mukaji and Shravani Basu to find out.

We are currently marking South Asian Heritage Month and I'm delighted to say that I'm joined by a really excellent panel today to discuss some of the issues and some of the histories related to this. So before we go any further, if you could all introduce yourself. Hi, I'm Shalina Patel. I am a history teacher by day in a secondary school in northwest London, and I'm also the author of the history lessons. I'm Samisa Mikaji, I'm a professor of modern history at the University of Bristol.

I work on the histories of South Asian migration to Britain. Hi, I'm Shravani Basu. I'm a journalist and an author, and I like to write about the hidden stories between India and Britain. It's really nice for you all to be here. Thank you so much for joining me today.

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