Bengali Photo Archive The Swadhinata Trust, in partnership with Four Corners, launched the Bengali photo archive project in East London in 2022. In 2026, the archive was deposited in the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives. The…
As a part of Season of Bangla Drama 2025 Spotlight: Bengali East End Guided History Walk, 13 November 2025 This walk was for those interested in Bengali migration and settlement in the East End of London.…
Spotlight: Altab Ali Day, 4 May 2025 Tower Hamlets commemorated Altab Ali Day with tributes and a call to action against racism on 4 May to observe the annual Altab Ali Day, honouring the memory of Altab Ali and marking…
Freedom Walk – Whitechapel Our friend Peter Ashan will be exploring the history of black loyalists in the 18th century, black writers, the Bengali squatters movement and Asian footballers in East London. Please see booking link below:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/freedom-walk-whitechapel-tickets-1988849021963?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile
Swadhinata Trust supported the application for Ayub Ali Master’s Plaque and after waiting many years it was finally unveiled, amongst others we were in attendance with five generations of Ayub Ali’s family where his grand daughter Parul Husain spoke eloquently…
Swadhinata Trustee Val Harding experience of 1971
Swadhinata Trust Member Dr Ansar Ahmed Ullah writes https://progganews.us/news/5356/london-based-swadhinta-trust-celebrates-25-years-of-bengali-music-in-britain-with-a-musical-concert-titled-‘bangla-beats
Swadhinata Trustee Jamil Iqbal writes
Dear Julie Begum, Re.: No Place for Hate Campaign Pledge. I am writing to thank you for submitting your organisations pledge to make Tower Hamlets NO PLACE FOR HATE. Swadhinata Trust’s support and public condemnation against hate will…
Project Manager FIXED TERM for 1 year, 0.6 FTE Bengal United: The Story of British Bangladeshi Football in Tower Hamlets funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) This project will tell the story of organised football within the…