UK South Asian Digital Archive
@uksada.bsky.social
A new initiative to preserve, celebrate, and share the rich history and stories of South Asian communities in the UK.
🎬 Do you remember the Natraj Cinema?
Opened on Belgrave Road on 26 November 1974, the 700-seat Natraj brought South Asian films to Leicester’s Golden Mile.
Opening with Aap Ki Kasam, it became a place to meet friends, spend time with family and enjoy a night out.
Opened on Belgrave Road on 26 November 1974, the 700-seat Natraj brought South Asian films to Leicester’s Golden Mile.
Opening with Aap Ki Kasam, it became a place to meet friends, spend time with family and enjoy a night out.
September 30, 2026 at 6:42 AM
🎬 Do you remember the Natraj Cinema?
Opened on Belgrave Road on 26 November 1974, the 700-seat Natraj brought South Asian films to Leicester’s Golden Mile.
Opening with Aap Ki Kasam, it became a place to meet friends, spend time with family and enjoy a night out.
Opened on Belgrave Road on 26 November 1974, the 700-seat Natraj brought South Asian films to Leicester’s Golden Mile.
Opening with Aap Ki Kasam, it became a place to meet friends, spend time with family and enjoy a night out.
Our communities are full of stories.
Stories of journeys from South Asia. Of building lives, raising families, finding community and making a home here.
Over the past few months, we’ve listened to people share joyful, difficult and personal memories of home, identity and belonging.
Stories of journeys from South Asia. Of building lives, raising families, finding community and making a home here.
Over the past few months, we’ve listened to people share joyful, difficult and personal memories of home, identity and belonging.
September 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Our communities are full of stories.
Stories of journeys from South Asia. Of building lives, raising families, finding community and making a home here.
Over the past few months, we’ve listened to people share joyful, difficult and personal memories of home, identity and belonging.
Stories of journeys from South Asia. Of building lives, raising families, finding community and making a home here.
Over the past few months, we’ve listened to people share joyful, difficult and personal memories of home, identity and belonging.
🚢 Did you or someone in your family travel from South Asia to Britain by sea in the 1950s or 1960s?
We’re looking to preserve the stories of this generation and their descendants. Memories, photos, letters, passports, tickets, documents, and family stories all help tell this important history.
We’re looking to preserve the stories of this generation and their descendants. Memories, photos, letters, passports, tickets, documents, and family stories all help tell this important history.
June 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
🚢 Did you or someone in your family travel from South Asia to Britain by sea in the 1950s or 1960s?
We’re looking to preserve the stories of this generation and their descendants. Memories, photos, letters, passports, tickets, documents, and family stories all help tell this important history.
We’re looking to preserve the stories of this generation and their descendants. Memories, photos, letters, passports, tickets, documents, and family stories all help tell this important history.
Secret Maps Exhibition Reimagining Borders, Remembering Journeys
We’re proud to see our film featured in the Secret Maps exhibition at the The British Library.
We’re proud to see our film featured in the Secret Maps exhibition at the The British Library.
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Secret Maps Exhibition Reimagining Borders, Remembering Journeys
We’re proud to see our film featured in the Secret Maps exhibition at the The British Library.
We’re proud to see our film featured in the Secret Maps exhibition at the The British Library.
That’s a wrap! A fantastic day at the University of Leicester’s Heritage Fair! #UKSADA
#HeritageUoL #CelebrateHeritage25 #LitLeic25
#HeritageUoL #CelebrateHeritage25 #LitLeic25
March 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
That’s a wrap! A fantastic day at the University of Leicester’s Heritage Fair! #UKSADA
#HeritageUoL #CelebrateHeritage25 #LitLeic25
#HeritageUoL #CelebrateHeritage25 #LitLeic25
Flashback to 1979: Unemployed Ugandan Asian farmers in Loughborough received a grant to try to grow ‘exotic’ vegetables, essential to South Asian diets. This project allowed them to provide fresh, locally grown produce instead of relying on expensive imports.
December 10, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Flashback to 1979: Unemployed Ugandan Asian farmers in Loughborough received a grant to try to grow ‘exotic’ vegetables, essential to South Asian diets. This project allowed them to provide fresh, locally grown produce instead of relying on expensive imports.
Exciting news! We’re featured in the Oral History Society blog. Read the blog to discover the UK South Asian Digital Archive’s vision and learn how we’re building an exciting, future focused archive. www.ohs.org.uk/regions/east...
Stories that Should be Told - Oral History Society
The new UK South Asian Digital Archive (UKSADA) project aims to create a comprehensive and accessible archive of the rich heritage of South Asians in Britain. It has its roots in an award-winning temp...
www.ohs.org.uk
December 1, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Exciting news! We’re featured in the Oral History Society blog. Read the blog to discover the UK South Asian Digital Archive’s vision and learn how we’re building an exciting, future focused archive. www.ohs.org.uk/regions/east...