Sarah Ansari @SFDAnsari
Joined July 2013-
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‘Paper Boats’ exhibition opening in November at Rich Mix, and including film ‘Bhashaili’ (Adrift) that tells the story of Pakistani Bengalis living in Karachi richmix.org.uk/events/paper-b…
Heart's aflutter as I share that @IDEASpak has received a grant from the Royal Historical Society @RoyalHistSoc to hold a workshop later this year on Pakistan's women constitution-makers. This will be a collective reflection among oral history narrators on these 6 amazing women🩷
A fantastic website - Rethinking Asia: Tea and Tigers - created in just one month this summer by Royal Holloway History Department MA students, in collaboration with students (other ‘curatorial fellows’) based in Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan and India. theheritagelab.in/tea-tigers-nat…
Remembering Partition @ City Hall - launch of the Remembering Partition walking trail (Westminster edition)!
Guterres: “I have never seen climate carnage on this scale … I simply have no words to describe what I have seen today”. theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
See 👁️🗨️, hear 👂 & feel 🖐🏿 stories from the past ⌚ come to life through virtual reality & local voices 👄 StoryTrails Free at Brixton Library 11-12 September Immersive 🌊 storytelling to animate public spaces & start national conversation orlo.uk/9mH50
⭐ Slough, StoryTrails is now open! ⭐ Experience new realities, learn about the hidden history of your town, and hear local stories in the UK's largest immersive project this weekend! Find out more: bit.ly/3JVgDI7 #StoryTrails #Free #Slough #Event #Immersive
We are so proud of everyone for getting involved with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 2022 and we can't wait for more exciting events and plans for 2023.
We are so proud of everyone for getting involved with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 2022 and we can't wait for more exciting events and plans for 2023.
Great article @_sadafahsan Know Sungeeta @1947Partition, @SFDAnsari and Fariha well. All support @PartitionGroup @Hardeep_Matharu @BinitaKane The Fight to Teach Partition in the West | The Juggernaut thejuggernaut.com/partition-educ…
75 years ago, India was declared an independent nation after nearly 200 years of British colonial subjugation. Read Professor Sarah Ansari’s views on how the partition of India happened and its effects today – ow.ly/GK3v50KlVB9 @RoyalHolloway @RHULHistory @ConversationUK
The 75th anniversary of the moment when India, Pakistan and what later became Bangladesh were created out of the former colony is being celebrated in South Asia this weekend trib.al/g3vnKRU
Watch Co-founder @saadiagardezi talk about our upcoming films with Puffball Pakistan and Spitting Image India #Partition #1947
Watch Co-founder @saadiagardezi talk about our upcoming films with Puffball Pakistan and Spitting Image India #Partition #1947
A huge thank-you to @ElizaBichard for writing this awesome piece on the Tichborne Claimant, a piece of hidden history associated with Upton Country Park in Poole. Check it out, and learn about Andrew Bogle who travelled from Jamaica to Dorset in 19C houseboundhistories.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/upt…
My website 'Curious Confectionaries' is LIVE! If you love food and history, then this website is for you! Learn about the history of sweet foods, make eighteenth century recipes and follow video tutorials! curious-confectionaries.com
A sneak peak at my MA final project... My attempt at a “Dada” inspired piece - a nonsensical and satirical art piece depicting life after WWI, with a particular focus on disability and traditional aestheticism. Dada mocked traditional materialist and nationalistic ideals.
***TEASER*** For my final public history project!Trying to engage children about important parts of history has been a fun but difficult challenge for sure! I'm aware the sound is not perfect yet but enjoy and feel free to provide feedback so far, especially if you have kids!
This is the first and best video I ever produced for AJ+ about a Hindu’s journey through partition before Pakistan’s independence. Trust me, it’ll make you cry.

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