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4 August, 2017

Sikh Saturday school, Bradford, 1987

Learning Gurmukhi at the Saturday School at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Bradford.

Chosen as an acknowledgement of the importance of mother tongue languages to many migrant communities. As a Sikh once told me: “Once you lose a language you are well on the way to losing a culture.”

20 July, 2017

Teatime

Mrs Bundhia prepares a cup of Indian tea. Traditionally, elders would live with their son’s family until the end of their life. Modern lifestyles make it difficult for this tradition to continue, so many elderly people live alone, with help from care workers.

26 March, 2019

Kids, Wandsworth

This group of smiling girls posed for me way back in the 1980s.