Hello my lovely friends and music lovers!! After a very long gap I’m back here. Knock knock!! Anyone there??!! 😄😄🙏

Big Heartfelt #ThanYou to ⁦Future Talent⁩ & ⁦PPL⁩ 11 young people from ⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ ⁦@YYM for the 1st time compose a special 4min piece supported by ⁦Kirpal Singh Panesar⁩ then recorded in Aug with special help frm ⁦Kaviraj Singh⁩ ⁦⁦

It's brilliant to see record level of Sikh representation in Parliament. It was the privilege of my life to be the first Sikh woman elected to UK Parliament. Congratulations to all my new The Labour Party colleagues - I look forward to working together.

Absolutely amazing to walk the full length of Gledhow Valley Road today in the middle of the road car free. Well done FGVW for your brilliant organisation and attracting so many interesting stalls. Chapel A Today caspaces caaga.org.uk

#SouthasianHeritageMonth kicks off today and ⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ we are gearing up for it is style. Access to learning with International Musician and performance too in #Leeds LS11 #joinus ⁦South Asian Heritage Events⁩ ⁦Love of Leeds⁩ ⁦nishkam⁩ ⁦Gian Singh Namdhari⁩

Today I gave a keynote ㅤ Arts Medical Association 2024 symposium. Quoting Audre Lorde ‘when we speak, we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So, it is better to speak’ Thank you for this opportunity PAMA

Time to take a moment to reflect. Thank you all the all the #Guru #Teachers in my life that enable, empowered and guided me. Thank you! #Mum #Dad #Teahers from kindergarten to #ManchesterMet Dharambir Singh MBE #GurumaGunwant and many other.

Tomorrow, catch our performance ‘Through our Eyes’ at ChapelFM Arts Centre Musicathon at Seacroft Village Green! Our wonderful music academy students will be there from 8pm-8:45pm to present live performances on Santoor, Sitar, and Tabla. This is one you won’t want to miss!

Thanks ⁦ChapelFM Arts Centre⁩ great to part of #musicathon once again. ⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ Music Academy #crew smash again. I am one very proud #CEO & #AD 🙏🏽To all Tutors past and present and Parents Mission #KeepingMusicAlive onward upward 🎉⁦Future Talent⁩ ⁦⁦

This week immersed ⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ Summer School. Tonight we have a Baithak featuring the incredible ⁦⁦Dharambir Singh MBE⁩ & ⁦Anuradha Pal⁩ both legends inspiring #NexGen of young people of Yorkshire #Leeds ⁦Darren Henley CBE⁩ ⁦Future Talent⁩

Today 5/08/24 start of a week to learn new arrangement of a new piece of music titled #Serendipty to be recorded on 9/08/24 for ⁦Future Talent⁩ 20yrs removing barrier for Young musicians 🙏🏽⁦Opera North⁩ 🎉for your support too! #WatchThisSpace ⁦ACE North⁩

⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ Day 2 of ⁦Future Talent⁩ Rehearsals of Serendipity #newmusic piece in ⁦Opera North⁩ #LinacreStudio working as a #Team #YoungPeople developing Individual responsibility & its role in an ensemble ⁦Darren Henley CBE⁩ ⁦Culture Programmes, LCC⁩

Day 3 ⁦South Asian Arts-uk⁩ young musicians have had lunch. Now perfecting the main rife of their new composition #Serendipity expressing heartfelt gratitude & joy. Recording trk ⁦⁦Future Talent⁩ album on 9/08/24 ⁦NaveStudios⁩ Directed by ⁦Kirpal Singh Panesar⁩

👏 "I've never seen it done in such a way before!" Audiences react to our Magic Flute back in 2019. It returns — opening Leeds Grand Theatre — next month, and rehearsals begin this week 👉 bit.ly/ONMagicFlute

🎹 Leeds International Piano Competition is one of the most famous piano competitions in the world. As this year's contest hots up, we've been finding out why it's so important.

Heading home on time to renew bonds on Raksha Bandan. Vegan cakes from #WrensBakery to celebrate with my little brother. #MrExMarine #dutyful carer fof our parent laws bless him and my bhabhi too😌🙏🏽

Nothing quite like a #trainride #Tea & #Kitkat and view through a window to #takeabreather #Reflect and #Plan or #SimplyBe 😌

Wonderful inspiring 75th #Commonwealth Reception ⁦St James's Palace⁩.🙏🏽For inviting me! It’s all about Working together to address Climate, Climate Justice, growth employment together to creator a kinder less fearful world #KeepItUp

What a wonderful weekend. Experiencing diversity within & under #SouthAsianUmbrella attending 1st ever Ganpati Pooja with Ishani & Family. Today decluttered home office in readiness for festive A/W season South Asian Arts-uk . #SoItBegins

Extraordinary, moving and human…🙏wishing all Cancer sufferers a way back to health and of course, an end, to this terrible disease.