{"id":765236,"date":"2026-09-09T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/765236\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:02:10","slug":"bollywood-celebration-brings-south-asian-culture-to-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/765236\/","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood celebration brings South Asian culture to Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The event, hosted by Project Salama at House of Flavours, was held as part of South Asian Heritage Month and welcomed a packed crowd of families, friends, and community members.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Guests enjoyed Bollywood music, dancing, food, and interactive games.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sumanjit Kaur Kakkad, trustee at Project Salama, said: &#8220;Our Bollywood Party was a wonderful celebration of South Asian Heritage Month and everything it represents &#8211; community, culture, and togetherness.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It was heartwarming to see families, friends, and neighbours enjoying themselves, taking part in the games, dancing, and celebrating our rich cultural heritage together.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Seeing everyone leave with smiles on their faces was the greatest reward, and we thank everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a memorable success.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The event was described as a &#8216;joyful celebration&#8217; of culture, heritage, and community spirit.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Jacqueline Mukono, founder and CEO of Project Salama, said: &#8220;At Project Salama, we know that celebrating culture is about so much more than hosting an event.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is about creating spaces where people feel seen, valued, and connected.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;South Asian Heritage Month reminds us of the incredible richness that diverse communities bring to our society.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We are incredibly humbled by the overwhelming support, the full house, and the joy shared throughout the evening.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;These moments strengthen relationships, break down barriers, and remind us that our diversity is one of our greatest strengths.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Project Salama thanked all attendees, volunteers, and the House of Flavours team for their support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event, hosted by Project Salama at House of Flavours, was held as part of South Asian Heritage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":765237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-765236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}