Harjot Sidhu
A CONVERSATION WITH SHRUTI SAUJANI, ECB ENGAGEMENT LEAD FOR EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
I speak to Shruti Saujani, the Engagement Lead for ED&I at the ECB, about the Dream Big Desi Women initiative.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Sep 8
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SAMARA AFZAL
Dr. Samara Afzal talks about the work still needed in order to let women and girls flourish in sport.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jul 22
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION WITH HARK1KARAN
A picture is worth a thousand words. Hark1Karan’s photography does slightly more than that.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jun 10
- 5 min
A CONVERSATION WITH DYLAN ‘THE NATURAL’ CHEEMA
As a 10-year-old, I was probably too busy watching Power Rangers and stuffing my face full of custard creams. Dylan ‘The Natural’ Cheema,...
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Harjot Sidhu
- May 4
- 3 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT ELITIST BRITAIN & CRICKET
What does the term ‘elite’ mean to you? The best? At the top of their field? Someone that’s done everything in their power to be better...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Feb 20
- 5 min
A CONVERSATION WITH INDER SINGH BASSI
Ilford’s Inder Singh Bassi hopes to become boxing's first ever Sikh world champion.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Feb 4
- 2 min
WHY CLAIMING BRITISH IDENTITY IS COMPLICATED - EXPLORING COMPLEXITIES OF THE BRITISH PAKISTANI
I want to point anyone that takes interest in this blog to a brilliant piece published in the New York Times. With additional research...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jan 22
- 3 min
BOOK REVIEW: BROWN GIRL LIKE ME, BY JASPREET KAUR
Jaspreet Kaur is an award-winning spoken word artist. 'Brown Girl Like Me' is Jaspreet's debut publication.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jan 13
- 5 min
A CONVERSATION WITH PERMI JHOOTI, THE REAL-LIFE 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' STORY
The story of Permi Jhooti - The 'real-life' Bend It Like Beckham and the first British-Asian professional footballer in the UK.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
ONE YEAR ON...
It was a year ago today that I hit the ‘Publish’ button on the Wix back-end to push through my first blog post, as the London Writing...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Nov 27, 2021
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION WITH AMRITPAL GHATORA - SUB 3 HR MARATHON RUNNER & SIX STAR FINSHER
Why does the combination of South Asians and running seem like an oxymoron? Marathon runner, Amritpal Ghatora, talks about his journey.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION WITH KENT CCC's JAS SINGH
When Jas Singh received the call up for his Championship debut, against Sussex back in July, it was the last thing on his mind. “At the...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Sep 9, 2021
- 6 min
A CONVERSATION WITH MATT KABIR FLOYD
Cricket presenter and commentator, Matt Kabir Floyd, discusses his thoughts on unconscious bias and racism, within the game of cricket.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT REJECTION
Cricket was integral to the British Empire. It embodied all that was English. Anything else, well, just wasn’t ‘cricket.’ But what does...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT EMPIRE…IT JUST ISN’T CRICKET
Discussing the topic of empire can be a very dividing and volatile subject. Just ask Sathnam Sanghera, the author of the best-selling...
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Harjot Sidhu
- Jun 5, 2021
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN PARTICIPATION & THE ACE PROGRAMME, WITH CHEVY GREEN
Cricket has seen a 75% decline in Black player participation. The ACE programme is aims to address this.
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Harjot Sidhu
- May 23, 2021
- 5 min
KNOCKING COVID FOR 6, AT THE HOME OF CRICKET – A CONVERSATION WITH DR. RISHI CHOPRA
How Lord's cricket ground became the home of one of the largest GP-led vaccine operations in London.
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Harjot Sidhu
- May 9, 2021
- 5 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE EQUALITY, WITH DR. THOMAS FLETCHER
Dr. Fletcher's research helped inform some of decisions made by the ECB, with regards to improving South Asian participation.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
A CONVERSATION WITH SUKI RANDHAWA – KENT POLICE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COORDINATOR
A conversation about the force's initiatives & commitment towards change.
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Harjot Sidhu
- Apr 4, 2021
- 6 min
A CONVERSATION ABOUT PUNJABI ALCOHOLISM
The silent epidemic of alcoholism, within the Punjabi Sikh community, could be impacting the success of current & next generation talent.
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