Search Results for “kiran sahota” – The Centre for Hidden Histories: Community, Commemoration and the First World War

Impact: Reflecting on the Exhibition ‘Honouring Indian Victoria Cross Soldiers in World War One’: A Conversation with Kiran Sahota

February 6, 2017September 21, 2017Larissa Allwork

In December 2016, I was fortunate to be able to interview Kiran Sahota, Director of the Community Interest Company, Believe in Me about her role in creating the ‘Honoring Indian VC Soldiers in World War One’ exhibition which was displayed at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (12 November 2016 – 28 January 2017). Working with advice […]

Hidden Histories Trauma Workshop held at First World War Engagement Centres ‘Diversity’ Festival

March 28, 2019April 24, 2019Larissa Allwork

Associate Professor Nigel Hunt (The University of Nottingham) and Dr Larissa Allwork (The University of Derby) presented their first community workshop on trauma and the First World War at the ‘Diversity’ festival on Saturday 23rd March. The two-day event was organised by Voices of War and Peace at Midland’s Arts Centre and it also featured […]

Personal Reflections on the Battle of Saragarhi

April 9, 2018July 23, 2018Michael Noble

Kiran Sahota is a longstanding community partner of the Centre for Hidden Histories. In this guest post, she reflects on how her work on the First World War has inspired her to examine another aspect of history. I recently attended a special screening of Saragarhi: The True Story, in London on the 120th anniversary of […]