Closest station – Northfields (Piccadilly line) Standout dish – Paan Patte Ki Chaat Website Twitter Facebook Instagram   It’s been a while since I did a restaurant review but when I was invited to check out Patri (part of the Chai Naasto group) I was intrigued and couldn’t give up the chance! Myself and my … More Patri Artisan Street Food and Drinks – review

***Contains spoilers*** Progressive, subtle, important, moving and emotional are words which I don’t seem to use about Indian films at the moment, but I absolutely have to use these words about the film I saw last night. Now, I’m no film critic, but I love Indian cinema had to share a few words on this … More Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga – the progressive cinema India needs

Happy new year! So sorry I haven’t blogged for so so soooo long! I promise to blog more this year. To start, I have updated ALLLLLL of my columns published last year over on my features page, take a look here. I hope you enjoy them and if there is something I haven’t written about … More 2018 Eastern Eye columns

I recently had the pleasure of being invited to the esteemed Society Icon Awards, held on Wednesday 10 October at the Montcalm Hotel. Part of the Magna Group, Society is one of India’s leading celebrity and lifestyle magazine and their awards were held in London for the first time in 2018. For over four decades, … More Society Icon Awards – a celebratory evening of talent

Last week I had the good fortune of seeing the incredible London-based singer-songwriter Rita Morar support the up and coming spoken word artist Hussain Manawer at the iconic Jazz Café in Camden. The stage was set. Lights dimmed. The music began. Rita made her entry and I witnessed Rita sing her latest single. Now, if … More Signs – by Rita Morar featuring Sound Shikari – out 29 June

I recently had the honoured opportunity to write an opinion piece for the Metro website about this summers biggest Bollywood release, Veere Di Wedding. Spoiler alert! Take a look here! https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/08/bollywoods-veere-di-wedding-isnt-vulgar-it-reflects-the-modern-indian-woman-7615058/#mv-a Hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you thought of the movie. Priya Mulji

On Saturday night, I was sitting with a glass of wine when I decided to scroll through Facebook. I saw that a friend of mine shared a link to the Filmfare website in which it said legendary actress Sridevi had passed away. For a moment I thought, what, wait, no this isn’t real. It must be … More Goodbye, Sridevi

The last Indian movie I saw in the cinema was Padmaavat/Padmavati (whatever) which was okay, but it wasn’t really my cuppa chai. I’m always touched by stories that are relevant to people today and make an impact. Films that empower people; male or female and Pad Man does just that. It’s also been a while … More Why Pad Man is such an important film for India

You’ll remember in my last post that I shared with you my friend Rita’s journey of releasing her new single Hari Hari Bol. Well, i’m excited to share with you the video! Take a look at this magical video, shot on their extensive yatra (pilgrimage) in India.. Don’t forget to download Hari Hari Bol here. … More Out now! Video and single of Hari Hari Bol by Rita Morar

This Thursday sees the release of Rita Morar’s latest single, Hari Hari Bol and I really feel like I have been part of the journey. When you all hear Rita’s angelic voice, you will all be mesmerised! From this track being played by Nihal on the BBC Asian Network in June 2015, to the track … More Hari Hari Bol – Rita Morar – out this Thursday!