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Dec 28, 202411 min read
Reflections on 2024: Growth, Connections, and Creative Inspiration
Hello, art lovers! As 2024 comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on a year that, while quieter than usual, has been filled with purpose,...
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Dec 28, 202318 min read
Jam-Packed: Reflecting on artistic whirlwinds and unforgettable moments in 2022/23
Hello, you gorgeous art lovers! How have you been? I can hardly believe how swiftly the past 24 months have flown by, bringing with...
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Jul 22, 20223 min read
Volunteers wanted for Jambo Cinema at the Mailbox!
Presented by Birmingham 2022 Festival supported by The Mailbox Would you like to join Dawinder Bansal and her team as a volunteer steward...
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Jul 22, 20222 min read
Back in Time for Birmingham with Jambo Cinema!
Where: Jambo Cinema, The Mailbox Level 2 (Next to Tommy Hilfiger), Royal Mail Street, Birmingham B1 1RS. When: 28 July - 26 August 2022....
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
In Conversation with Jay Blades and Dawinder Bansal - 'Making It'
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce I will be back at Wolverhampton Literature Festival this year with a special event I've curated with...
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Dec 31, 20215 min read
Reflections 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, I reflect back on the past 12 months with gratitude and thanks to all my friends, family and peers who have...
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Dec 31, 20204 min read
Reflections 2020
Every year, for the past 3 years I have written a new blog post highlighting my professional achievements over the past 12 months. I've...
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Dec 2, 20204 min read
An exotic on guest BBC1's Repair Shop - My 1960s Bollywood Mannequin
#TheRepairShop #Mannequin #BBC1 As a huge fan of the BBC1 Television Programme The Repair Shop, I was over the moon to take part in such...
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Oct 7, 20202 min read
Jambo Cinema makes the official selection for BFI's London Film Festival 2020!
During the summer this year, I received an email from the British Film Institute expressing their interest in Jambo Cinema. I was more...
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Oct 7, 20202 min read
Watch Party Success! What Next?
On 2nd October 2020, 7.30pm we screened the premiere of We Found Love In The 80s film as a live online watch party programmed for...
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Aug 25, 20204 min read
Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
Bollywood on VHS, walkmans and recording the Top 40 charts onto cassette tape: Dawinder Bansal tells us why she and Martyn Ware have...
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Jul 28, 20203 min read
We Found Love In The 80s - Celebrating The Untold Love Stories Of The 1980s!
A brand new photographic archive and film project celebrating the hidden love stories of couples who fell in love 40 years ago. Acclaimed...
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Jan 8, 20201 min read
You're invited to my housewarming!
JAMBO and Hello! Brush away January blues by joining in with my housewarming celebrations to launch Jambo Cinema at New Art Exchange in...
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Dec 31, 20193 min read
Goodbye 2019 and hello 2020!
Well, 2019 has certainly been an eventful end to the decade. A lot has over the past 10 years and I welcome the 2020's with a sense of...
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Dec 31, 20192 min read
Asian Media Awards 2019: Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise the
Two years ago, I decided to leave my job and embark on making my own creative work. My desire to start creating my own work came in 2015,...
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Oct 10, 20193 min read
Finalist at GG2 Leadership Awards 2019
I’m truly delighted to be a finalist for this years' GG2 Leadership Awards 2019. The awards were founded in 1988 by Asian Media Group,...
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Jun 14, 20193 min read
National Festival of Making 2019
I'm absolutely delighted to be invited back at the National Festival of Making 2019. It's going to be jam packed weekend full of making...
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May 9, 20192 min read
Asian Women & Cars - Launching soon!
Over the past few months, I've been busy working away on my brand new art commission called Asian Women & Cars: Road to Independence. I...
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Jan 22, 20192 min read
Everybody's Talking About Jamie...........And, So Am I!
Every time I go and see a new stage show, exhibition or film I always hope it will be emotionally moving as well as entertaining. I went...
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Jan 14, 20192 min read
'People Power Practice' Symposium 2019
People Power Practice takes place on Thursday 17 January at Vivacity Key Theatre, Peterborough. It is the first in Creative People and...
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Dec 31, 20183 min read
END OF THE YEAR 2018 - HIGHLIGHT
My highlight of 2018 was undoubtably creating ‘Making of a South Asian Wedding’, art installation commissioned by the National Festival...
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Dec 22, 20172 min read
FINAL CURTAIN CALL 2017
“The key question to keep asking is; are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” Randy Pausch 2017...
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