New Year, New Me: Getting Fit with Dal Dhaliwal

New Year Resolutions It’s that time of year again where many of us resolve to better ourselves in some way. Some of the top new year resolutions are weight loss or to embark on a new health and fitness journey....

Amir Khan Caught Boxer-less Online

 It seems to be one problem after the next with the Khan’s following a very public spat between wife Faryaal Makhdoom and his parents, which dragged both Amir khan and his family into the limelight.  Adding to the tensions that...

Traditions: A Pocket Guide to A Sikh Punjabi Wedding

As a British Asian working mother and business entrepreneur Gurj Bancil is passionate about her culture.  Few years back Gurj realised customs and traditions have always been an important part of every religion and culture. Born and raised in...

Warm Up Your House This Winter With These 4 Tips!

Winter is officially here so to keep out the cold, we’ve provided a few suggestions to help keep your house feeling warn and without spending too much money.  Make use of the sun during the day by keeping your curtains...

Brummies Bhangra Baazar

A Christmas themed bhangra event to raise funds for DKMS UK and raise awareness of blood stem cell donation is taking place in Birmingham. The event, which is being organized by a group of volunteers (led by local man...

Now Making Dal is as Simple as Heat & Stir

Rajah launches a new Heat & Stir range to help mothers give their family the authentic taste of home, even when they have no time to cook Majority of the women (82%) found the Tadka Dal and Dal Makhani to...

Easy ways to improve your diet

How's your weight? Are you miffed with your muffin-top, beleaguered by your batwings and gutted with your, er, gut? Most people could go a long way to improving their diet and we Asians are no different. Indeed you could...

Get active outdoors this autumn with Rosie Naseer

All of my adult life I’ve been an avid hill walker and lover of the countryside of the British Isles. Sadly, big shopping centres seem to attract more visitors than our green and pleasant land. I want to change...

The Fast and The Furious – Karva Chauth

It’s always a pleasant rarity to see my mum and pops actually sit for a meal together at home. After 40 years of marriage in the UK, along with their individual work commitments, the traditional Indian ritual of “I...

Urban fitness: what’s stopping you?

If you work for a largish organisation, you may have joined in a 10,000 steps challenge recently. How did it go? Please let me know. If you are anything like me, you were probably super keen at the start...