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What We Leave We Carry: September 2025

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  • 30 September, 2025

In the latest episodes from WritersMosaic‘s podcast What We Leave We Carry, stories include:

  • Lord Bhikhu Parekh, who left India in 1959 to study in the UK and now reflects on the benefits of multiculturalism. Listen here.
  • Vayu Naidu, who already felt a familiarity with Britain when arriving here from India. Listen here.
  • Mehredad, who is originally from Iran and says he feels the UK is welcoming, like a mother hen that takes all the chicks under her wings. Listen here.
  • Sana Nassari, a poet and translator, on her fear of leaving artefacts behind in Iran to come to the UK. Listen here.

For more episodes, visit the WritersMosaic website or look out for the What We Leave We Carry podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

If you or someone you know previously moved to the UK from elsewhere and would like to share your story, please email [email protected].

Image supplied by WritersMosaic, c. Missohio Studio.


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