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An unprecedented motion has been lodged at the Scottish Parliament to congratulate Saudha's works
We are absolutely pleased to see that a motion has been lodged in The Scottish Parliament to appreciate and to congratulate Saudha's 'extraordinary cross-cultural works'; its wide spectrum of art literature and music initiatives all around the country and to acknowledge its contribution to UK's cultural scene. Followed by a wonderful Saudha production in the #Parliament, this motion came as the recognition of our art vision, our commitment to Internationalism and universalism that we tend to preach THROUGH every art-production and art-initiative.
The motion was lodged by Foysol Choudhury MSP MBE and supported by so many members of Scottish Parliament e.g. Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Edward Mountain, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Tess White.
Please continue your support to revolutionise the world with a new vision and perception of arts.
Please find the parliamentary motion below:
S6M-20327 | Scottish Parliament Website
Our sincere gratitude to all the members of the parliament – the one who lodged the motion and the ones who supported it.
We also would like to pay our gratitude to all of our artists and volunteers who invested their passionate contribution to shape Saudha’s vision.
Venue: From Jan 7, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 in The Scottish Parliament
A Saudha Celebration of South Asian Arts & Global Languages at Leeds City Museum
From Feb 21, 2026 to Feb 21, 2026 in Leeds City Museum, Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 8BH.
Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 8BH
Saturday 21 February 2026 at 1pm
This is a unique celebration of South Asian music, story-telling, theatre and poetry from different languages of the globe as part of marking International Mother Language Day at the Brodrick Hall of Leeds City Museum.
The event features a critically acclaimed Kalakar production of Indian classical music, classical dance, story-telling in a haunting theatrical setting UMRAOJAN scripted and directed by a leading interpreter of Indian classical music here Chandra Chakraborty.
The celebration is also brining an exotic and powerful art form from Bengal JatraPala (Bengali Opera / Village Theatre), a very popular folk ballad called Madhumala Madankumar - a unique way of story-telling ( English Narration) combining dance, Bengali folk music in a stunning theatrical setting, scripted and directed by T M Ahmed Kaysher.
In addition, the event will present a brief session of multi-lingual poetry with English Translation.
Free registration:
A Few Drops of Dews & Ditties
Saturday 24 January 2026 at 4:30pm
City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford BD1 1HY, UK
A celebration of winter dusk with moving winter verses, compelling winter music & dance at the Council chamber of Bradford City Hall.
Come and warm yourself up with searing verses of poetry, flaming music and sizzling dance by the best interpreters of each genre.
This unique session is hosted by Saudha (www.saudha.org) a leading platform of predominately South Asian classical arts, global music, poetry and other art forms.
Free reservation:
Venue: From Jan 24, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026 in Council Chamber | Bradford City Hall