British Asian
From left to right: V.S. Naipaul, George Edalji, Freddy Mercury
Total population
2,331,423 4% of the UK population Image File history File links VS_Naipaul. ... Image File history File links George_Edalji. ... Image File history File links Fm2. ... Sir V.S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (born August 17, 1932), better known as V. S. Naipaul, is a British novelist of Hindu heritage and East Indian ethnicity from Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, which was then a British colony. ... George Edalji was the eldest son of three for Shapurji Edalji and Charlotte Stoneham. ... Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991) was a singer and the lead vocalist of the British Rock band Queen. ...
Regions with significant populations
London, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, Glasgow
Languages
British English, Indo-Aryan languages, Iranian languages, Dravidian languages
Religions
Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism

The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. Britain has a large Southern Asian population due to British India once being the most populous portion of the former British Empire. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... British English (BrE, en-GB) is a broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages[1] that are mainly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of Afghanistan and Iran, and overseas in other countries such... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Usage

In British English, the word "Asian" usually refers to those of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Nepalis, and Maldivians.^[1] Additionally, British who marked the "Other Asian" category on the UK census were of Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish and Yemeni ancestries.^[2] It may also refer to people from other parts of Asia,^[3] but those of East Asian (such as Chinese or Japanese) or Southeast Asian origin are usually not included in the term. This is reflected in the "ethnic group" section of UK census forms and other government paperwork, which treat "Asian" and "Chinese" as separate. Most Central Asians are generally not included in the British categorisation of 'Asian' either. British English (BrE, en-GB) is a broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere. ... Japanese American James Iha, the guitarist in the band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... Motto जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी  (Sanskrit) Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens Anthem Rastriya Gaan Capital (and largest city) Kathmandu Official languages Nepali Government Interim government  -  King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev1  -  Interim Head of State Girija Prasad Koirala  -  Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Unification December 21, 1768  Area  -  Total 147,181... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...

The terms "Asian" or "British Asian" are contested. According to Rashmee Roshan Lall, Britain's Hindu community considers the term somewhat vague given the religious and national origin difference between Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. Britain's Hindu community is debating whether to adopt a specific label based on nationality (e.g. "British Indian") or religion (e.g. "British Hindu"). Some British Indians do not feel they want to be in the same ethnic group as British Pakistanis.^[4] Others see a certain degree of unity in the South Asian diaspora; the term Desi is also sometimes used to name a South Asian person, pointing to a common identity, but is more often a word used within the Asian community. The term: diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά – a scattering or sowing of seeds) is used (without capitalization) to refer to any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands; being dispersed throughout other parts of the world, and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture. ... This article is about the South Asian people. ...

Demographics

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British Asian

major population locations
according to UK Census

Central Scotland

Northwest

York &
Humber

West
Midlands

East
Midlands

London

East

Southeast

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According to the 2001 UK Census there are 2.33 million British Asians, making up 4% of the population of the United Kingdom. This further subdivides to 1.05 million of Indian origin (1.8% of the population), 747,000 of Pakistani origin (1.3%), 283,000 of Bangladeshi origin (0.5%), and 247,000 from other Asian origins (0.4%) (largely of Sri Lankan origin). British Asians make up 50.2% of the UK's non-European population. British Indians tend to be religiously diverse, with 45% Hindu, 29% Sikh, and 13% per cent Muslim, while their counterparts of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin are much more religiously homogeneous, with Muslims accounting for 92% of each group.^[5] 2004 estimates show that the British Asian community is 2,799,700 including people of mixed White British and Asian descent.

British Asians who marked "Other Asian" as an ethnic group and then wrote in their specific ethnic group were mostly (23%) of Sri Lankan origin. This was followed by fill-ins of Middle Eastern (9%) origin. Due to a growing sense of affiliation with Britain, many third generation Asians chose to not mark "Asian or British Asian" and instead marked "British Asian" in the "Other Asian" write in section.^[6]

In terms of key demographic measures, the two Asian groups, Indians and Pakistani/Bangladeshis have developed significant differences. The unemployment rate in Indians in UK is about 7%, comparable to that of the White British. On the other hand Bangladeshis have among the highest unemployment rates of 13-14%^[7] with Pakistanis having around 11%^[8] Indian pupils are likely to achieve among the highest grades in schools where as Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are likely to score lower.^[9] Persons of Indian or mixed Indian origin are more likely than White British to have college degrees, whereas Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are less likely.^[10] White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ...

British Asian ethnic groups mostly originate from a few select places in South Asia. British Indians tend to originate mainly from two Indian States, of Punjab and Gujarat. However, in recent years, there has been significant Hindu-Tamil immigration from Sri Lanka. British Pakistanis originate largely from Pakistani administered Kashmir, particularly from the Mirpur area, with the remainder originating from cities and villages in Punjab, and NWFP. British Bangladeshis largely originate from the Sylhet region of the country. , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... , Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... Look up Punjab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Sylhet (previously Srihôţţo; Sylheti: Silôţ; Bengali: সিলেট, SileÅ£) is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. ...

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, British Asian men from all British Asian ethnic groups intermarried with another ethnic group more than British Asian women. Among British Asians, British Indians intermarried with a different ethnic group the most both absolutely and proportionately, followed by British Pakistanis and British Bangladeshis. UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Intermarriage normally refers to marriage between people belonging to different religions, tribes, nationalities or ethnic backgrounds. ...

History in Great Britain

Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was one of the first British Asian celebrities. He was the lead singer of the popular rock band Queen.

No one actually knows the earliest origins of settlement of South Asians in the British Isles for certain; if the Romani (Gypsies) are included, then the earliest arrivals may have been in the Middle Ages — although not normally included as South Asian, the Roma and Sinti (most in the UK have been Sinti) are both believed to have originated in parts of what is now North India and Pakistan and to have begun travelling westward around 1000 CE, though they have mixed with Southwest Asians and Europeans over the centuries. Romani began arriving in sizeable numbers in parts of Western Europe in the 16th century. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1551x3003, 2792 KB) en: Freddy Mercury Statue in Montreux, Schweiz. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1551x3003, 2792 KB) en: Freddy Mercury Statue in Montreux, Schweiz. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British rock musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen and often heralded as one of the best rock singers of all time. ... Queen are an English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... Location of the British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands off the north west coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Sinti or Sinte (Singular masc. ... Dark green region marks the approximate extent of northern India while the regions marked as light green lies within the sphere of north Indian influence. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

People from South Asia have settled in Great Britain since the East India Company (EIC) recruited lascars to replace vacancies in their crews on East Indiamen whilst on voyages in India. Many were then refused passage back, and were marooned in London. There were also some Ahyas, domestic servants of wealthy British families, who accompanied their employers back to "Blighty" when their stay in Asia came to an end. The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was the first joint-stock company (the Dutch East India Company was the first to issue public stock). ... Lascars is a now outmoded word that comes from an ancient Persian word Lashkar. ... An East Indiaman was a ship belonging to the British East India Company. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Dear Old Blighty was a common expression of longing for home in the British Army during World War I. It is a sentimental reference. ...

The Navigation Act of 1660 restricted the employment of non-English sailors to a quarter of the crew on returning East India Company ships. Baptism records in East Greenwich suggest that young Indians from the Malabar Coast were being recruited as servants at the end of the seventeenth century., and records of the EIC also suggest that Indo-Portuguese cooks from Goa were retained by Captains from voyage to voyage.^[11] In 1797, 13 were buried in the parish of St Nicholas at Deptford. The English Navigation Acts were a series of laws which, beginning in 1651, restricted foreign shipping. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... East Greenwich is the name of a small town in the United Kingdom: East Greenwich, Greater London It is also the name of the following places in the United States of America: East Greenwich Township, New Jersey East Greenwich, Rhode Island This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... [Land of uncivilised] Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാര്‍ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and derived from the Malayalam word Mala mean Hill and Persian word Bar means Kingdom, and is same as the word meaning of Malayalam. ... , Goa   (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: govā; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Deptford is an area in the London Borough of Lewisham and London Borough of Greenwich, on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. ...

Following the Second World War and the break up of the British Empire Asian migration to the UK increased through the 1950s and 1960s from Commonwealth of Nations countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, at the same time as immigrants from former Caribbean colonies were also moving to Britain. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ...

Although this immigration was continuous, several distinct phases can be identified:

• Manual workers, mainly from Pakistan, were recruited to fulfill the labour shortage that resulted from World War II. These included Anglo-Indians who were recruited to work on the railways as they had done in India.
• Workers mainly from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan arrived in the 1950s and 1960s. Many worked in the foundries of the English midlands and a large number worked at Heathrow airport in West London
• During the same time, medical staff from the Indian subcontinent were recruited for the newly formed National Health Service. These people were targeted as the British had established medical schools in the Indian subcontinent which conformed to the British standards of medical training.

• During the 1960s and 1970s, large numbers of East African Asians, who already held British passports, entered the UK after they were expelled from Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar. Many of these people had been store-keepers in Africa and opened shops when they arrived in the UK, thereby reviving the traditional British corner-shop which until that point had been in decline.

The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 and Immigration Act 1971 largely restricted any further primary immigration, although family members of already-settled migrants were still allowed. In addition, much of the subsequent growth in the British Asian community has come from the births of second- and third-generation Asian Britons. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Anglo-Indians are persons who have descended from a mix of British and Indian parentage. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: ‎, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ... Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is situated off mainland Tanzania Coordinates: Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1... The 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Immigration Act of 1971 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration which came into law in 1971. ... Primary immigration is a term which describes the movement of the breadwinner of a family, or a young unattached single man, from one country to another, usually to improve their economic condition. ...

Influence on popular culture

Amir Khan is the current IBF inter-continental light welterweight boxing champion.

The biggest influence of British Asians on popular culture has probably been the Indian restaurant, though the majority of these are run by people of Bangladeshi origin. A recent poll found that chicken tikka masala has surpassed fish and chips in terms of popularity as the national dish.^[12] Chicken tikka masala, like the popular balti, is itself a British Asian invention. Image File history File links Amirkhan. ... Image File history File links Amirkhan. ... Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Lancashire, England. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... // The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 140 pounds. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The example shows modern packaging. ... Balti is the name for a style of food probably first devised and served in Birmingham, England. ...

Bhangra music has in addition become popular among many in the general British public (especially younger people)^[13] not only from the works of British Asian musicians such as Panjabi MC, Rishi Rich, Jay Sean and Juggy D but also incorporated into the works of a number of non-Asian musicians not only British but including American artists such as Britney Spears, who has been influenced by British Asian Bhangra producer Rishi Rich, as well as African American artists such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Bobby Valentino. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Panjabi MC (real name Rajinder Singh Rai) is a British Asian punjabi musician. ... Rishi Rich (born Rishpal Singh Rekhi) is a British Asian Sikh music producer based in London, UK. He is internationally known for his bhangra tracks as well as hindi remixes. ... Jay Sean, (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1979 in Hounslow, London, United Kingdom; Hindi: , Punjabi: , ) is a British Asian Sikh R&B singer. ... Juggy D (born Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal on November 19)[1] [2] is a British Sikh bhangra singer from Southall in London, England. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Rishi Rich (born Rishpal Singh Rekhi) is a British Asian Sikh music producer based in London, UK. He is internationally known for his bhangra tracks as well as hindi remixes. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... For the currency amount, see 50 cents. ... Bobby Valentino Wilson, born on February 27, 1980 in Jackson, Mississippi, is an American R&B singer. ...

The films East is East, Chicken Tikka Masala and Bend It Like Beckham and the TV shows Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42 have managed to attract large, multi-ethnic audiences. The success and popularity of British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan influenced the revival of boxing on ITV Sport. In 2006, Time Asia magazine voted the late British Asian musician Freddie Mercury, the lead singer and writer of the rock band Queen, as one of the most influential Asians in the past 60 years.^[14] Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... East is East was a movie (released in 1999) of a mixed Pakistani-English household in Salford, Manchester in 1971. ... Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 and re-released in America in March, 2003, directed by Gurinder Chadha based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. ... Television series redirects here. ... Goodness Gracious Me was a BBC English language sketch show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC TWO, based on four Indian-British actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ... The Kumars at No. ... Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Lancashire, England. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Time, (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British rock musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen and often heralded as one of the best rock singers of all time. ... Queen are an English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... Japanese American James Iha, the guitarist in the band The Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Lakshmi Mittal is currently Britain's richest man and the fifth richest man in the world. He owns Arcelor-Mittal, the world's largest steel manufacturer, which was known as Mittal Steel Company before the merger with Arcelor. He was listed in the Forbes List of Billionaires (2006) as the the richest Indian and the fifth richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of $25.0 billion and, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2006, is the richest in the UK, with a net worth of £14.8 billion. The Financial Times named Mittal its 2006 Person of the Year. In 2005, he was the third richest man in the world according to Forbes List of billionaires (2005). Lakshmi Nivas Mittal (लक्ष्मी िनवास मित्तल) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. ... It has been suggested that Arcelor and Mittal Steel Company be merged into this article or section. ... Mittal Steel Company N.V. (Euronext: MT, NYSE: MT) is the worlds largest steel producer by volume, and also the largest in turnover. ... Arcelor S.A. (Euronext: LOR) is the worlds largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of 30. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bill Gates - the wealthiest man in the world according to Forbes Magazine Ingvar Kamprad The following is a list of billionaires, in United States dollars, worldwide for 2006 compiled by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and... Since 1989 the British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times (sister paper to The Times) has published an annual supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... What follows is the list of billionaires, in US dollars, worldwide for 2005 by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth). ...

Literature

This refers to the growing body of literature that refers to and documents aspects of the British Asian experience.

Well-known British Asian writers include: Gurinder Chadha, Hanif Kureshi, Monica Ali, Meera Syal and Raman Mundair. Image:Gurinder Chadha. ... Hanif Kureishi (born 1954 in London), is a Pakistani-British playwright, author, and director on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. ... Monica Ali (born October 20, 1967) is the author of Brick Lane, her debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2003. ... Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. ... Raman Mundair is a British poet, writer, artist and playwright. ...

Celebrities in popular culture

Shazia Mirza is a popular British comedian.

Since the 1970s, British Asian performers and writers have achieved significant mainstream cultural success. The first British Asian to gain wide popularity in the UK for being a mainstream celebrity in their own right and worldwide fame was the late Freddie Mercury, who led the rock band Queen. He continues to be the most respected and well-remembered British Asian to this day, although many people may not know of his ethnicity. However, there had been others earlier such as Sabu Dastagir who had been famous for playing non-descript foreigners in British and Hollywood films, fondly remembered for his lead roles in The Thief of Bagdad and Jungle Book. Famous British Asian actors in the 1980s included Ben Kingsley, who won an Academy Award for his performance in Gandhi, as well as Art Malik for his roles in The Jewel in the Crown and The Living Daylights. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 1319 KB) The Shazia Mirza performing in Edinburgh. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 1319 KB) The Shazia Mirza performing in Edinburgh. ... Mirza performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Shazia Mirza (born 3 October 1976) is a comedian from Birmingham in England, whose act revolves around her Muslim faith. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British rock musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen and often heralded as one of the best rock singers of all time. ... Queen are an English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... Sabu in The Jungle Book Sabu Dastagir (January 27, 1924 – December 2, 1963) was a motion picture actor known by his first name, Sabu. ... This is about the 1940 film starring Sabu. ... For other uses, see The Jungle Book (disambiguation). ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Sir Ben Kingsley, KBE, (born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning British actor. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... Art Malik (born as Athar Ul-Haque Malik on November 13, 1952) is a Pakistani-born British actor. ... The Jewel in the Crown is a British television drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott. ... The Living Daylights is the fifteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ...

The comedians Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal and Shazia Mirza are all well-recognised figures in British popular culture. The actress Parminder Nagra has a prominent role in the US TV series ER, and played the lead role in the successful British film Bend It Like Beckham. The actor Naveen Andrews plays the role of Sayid Jarrah in the popular US TV series Lost, and also had a prominent role in the award-winning film The English Patient. Hardeep Singh Kohli is a presenter, reporter and comedian on British television. British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan represents Britain in boxing and is the current IBF inter-continental light welterweight champion. British Kashmiri TV presenter Saira Khan,Tre Azam and British Bangladeshi businessman Syed Ahmed became celebrities after appearing on The Apprentice. The broadcaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Sameera Ahmed, meanwhile, present the Channel 4 News. There is also the Cricketer Monty Panesar, who is achieving near cult status playing for England. Also Majid Haq and Omer Hussain who are Scottish internationals in the sport of cricket. Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar) falls foul of Ash Desai (Manish Patel) Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 28 June 1964 in Essex, England) is a British Indian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the BBC2 comedy series, Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. ... Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. ... Mirza performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Shazia Mirza (born 3 October 1976) is a comedian from Birmingham in England, whose act revolves around her Muslim faith. ... Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ER is a long-running, award winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 and re-released in America in March, 2003, directed by Gurinder Chadha based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. ... Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy-and Golden Globe-nominated English actor. ... Sayid Jarrah (Arabic: سعيد جراح) is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Naveen Andrews. ... Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning serial drama television series that follows the lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. ... The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by Michael Ondaatje. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Lancashire, England. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... // The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 140 pounds. ... Saira Khan (born 1970, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England) was the runner-up on the first series of The Apprentice in Great Britain. ... Syed Ahmed (born 1975) is a self made British business man. ... The Apprentice is a British reality television series in which a group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to become an apprentice to British business magnate Sir Alan Sugar, with the winner given a £100,000-a-year job working for his electronics manufacturing company Amstrad. ... Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born April 5, 1970) is a British television newscaster and journalist currently fronting Channel 4 News (produced by ITN), which he joined in 1998. ... The Channel 4 News logo after the headline stab. ... Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), popularly known as Monty Panesar, is an English cricketer. ... Rana Majid Haq Khan (born 11 February 1983 in Paisley, Scotland), better known as Majid Haq is a Scottish cricket player. ... Rana Omer Hussain (born 3 December 1984 in Paisley, Scotland) better known as Omer Hussain is a Scottish cricket player. ...

Communities

Although there are Asian communities all over the UK, towns and cities with particularly significant Asian populations include:

• Bedford (Queens Park, Cauldwell) 7.7% S.Asian
• Birmingham (especially Sparkhill, Sparkbrook, Small Heath, Balsall Heath, [[WashwoodBold text Heath]], Saltley, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood)19.5% S.Asian
• Blackburn 20.6% S.Asian
• Bolton 9.1% S.Asian
• Bradford (Manningham, Great Horton) 18.9% S.Asian
• Cardiff (Butetown, Grangetown, Riverside) 3.96% S. Asian
• Coventry 11.3% S.Asian
• Derby 8.4% S.Asian
• Dewsbury 30% S.Asian
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow (especially Pollokshields, Pollokshaws, Govanhill and Woodlands) Scotland0.9% S.Asian
• Halifax 10% S.Asian
• High Wycombe 7.5% S.Asian
• Leeds (Beeston, Harehills, Chapeltown) 4.5% S.Asian
• Leicester (especially Belgrave, Rushey Mead, Highfields, Spinney Hills, Evington) 29.9% S.Asian
• London (especially Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hounslow, Brent, Southall, Ilford, Harrow, and Tooting) 12.09% S.Asian
• Luton 18.3% S.Asian
• Manchester (especially Longsight, Rusholme, Whalley Range and Cheetham Hill) 9.1% S. Asian
• Newport (especially Maindee and Pillgwenlly) 2.6% S. Asian
• Oldham (especially Glodwick, Westwood and Werneth) 11.9% S.Asian
• Oxford 4.8% S.Asian
• Peterborough 7.0% South Asian
• Preston 11.6% S.Asian
• Rochdale 9.8% S.Asian
• Rugby (especially New Bilton, Benn and Brownsover) 5.3% S.Asian
• Sheffield (especially Burngreave, Sharrow and Darnall) 4.6% S.Asian
• Slough 27.9% S.Asian
• Sandwell 14% S.Asian
• Southampton 3.8% S. Asian
• Wolverhampton 14.3% S.Asian
• Metropolitan Borough of Walsall 10.4% S.Asian

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See Also

• Desi
• List of British Asian people
• List of British Asian owned businesses
• Pakistani Gangs

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External links

• www.ukasian.co.uk UK's Asian Community Portal
• www.allinonline.co.uk Leading South Asian Community Portal
• SL2UK.com is a website dedicated to the Sri Lankan and South Indian communities living in the UK, including Interviews with prominent South Asians including A R Rahman, M.I.A, Jay Sean, Rishi Rich, etc.
• Paki.fm Is a web based radio station that reafirms Young British Asian Identities
• historytalking.com is a source of oral history of the Asian community in the UK
• paki.tv is a web project from the East India Dock of Former British Empire
• BBC Radio Player discussion on the dissatisfaction over the term Asian
• Black Youth Empowerment
• hWeb - An outline of the immigration pattern of the Pakistani community in Britain
• Dr Desi - Desi Lifestyle Magazine
• Weaver v NATFHE In the Weaver v NATFHE (now part of the UCU) race discrimination case an Industrial Tribunal upheld a union’s decision not to assist a British Asian woman lecturer, at Bournville College, Birmingham, who brought a case of racial harassment against a fellow worker at Bournville College of Further Education, Birmingham, because he could lose his job. The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the decision.
• http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02D3P205812627300 - Information on British Asian Writer

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References

UK Census 2001-2011 "ethnic groups" [4]
"White" • "Mixed" • "Asian or British Asian" • "Black or Black British" • "Chinese or other ethnic group"