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Woman's Hour: Separate duvets, Asma Khan, South Asian women in Regency England

25/03/2022

Separate duvets, Asma Khan, South Asian women in Regency England

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Separate duvets, Asma Khan, South Asian women in Regency England

Using two duvets to help your sleep and your relationship.

What impact can sleeping arrangements have on your relationship?

Ammu, a term used mostly in South Asian Muslim homes for mother, is the title of Asma Khan’s new book. Part memoir, part cookbook 'Ammu' is a celebration of the food she loves to make but also of the woman who nurtured her and taught her to cook.  Drawing on her experiences during the pandemic, the chef and founder of the acclaimed restaurant Darjeeling Express, celebrates the power of home cooking and the link between food and love.

How important are your sleeping arrangements in a relationship? Recently the journalist Sally Peck swapped one duvet for two in bed with her husband, and now she can’t imagine going back. Sally joins Chloe to explore what difference this simple change made to her marriage.

The second series of Bridgerton starts today and features Simone Ashley, a British actor of South Asian descent, in a lead role.  She plays Kate Sharma, who has recently arrived in London and quickly draws the attention of Anthony Bridgerton. But what was life really like for South Asian women in Britain during this era?  Professor Durba Ghosh lectures on Modern South Asia, the British empire and Colonialism at Cornell University.

Presenter: Chloe Tilley
Producer: Kirsty Starkey


Interviewed Guest: Asma Khan
Interviewed Guest: Sally Peck
Interviewed Guest: Professor Durba Ghosh

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