6th December 2025: BABRI MASJID, THE INDIAN DIASPORA & HINDU NATIONALISM
UK-IMC invites you all to an important and insightful discussion entitled “Babri Masjid, the Indian Diaspora and Hindu Nationalism”. The event will take place on 6 December 2025.
This discussion is especially timely given the growing influence of ethno-nationalist Hindutva ideologies in the UK—imported and fuelled by India’s far-right groups leveraging the country’s rising geopolitical presence. These movements undermine India’s democratic fabric through targeted campaigns of dehumanisation, crackdowns, and state-sanctioned persecution of Muslims and other minority communities.
The demolition of the centuries-old Babri Masjid was a watershed moment that continues to shape political and social dynamics globally. Join us to understand how this ideology threatens Britain’s tradition of coexistence and contributes to rising Islamophobia in the country.
For this session, we have invited Dr Edward Anderson, Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Northumbria University, and Senior Fellow at the South Asia Institute at SOAS University of London. He is the author of the recently published book Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora.
25th October 2025: The Mughal Legacy - Separating Fact from Fiction
The United Kingdom Indian Muslim Council would like to invite you to an event for friends and family where we look at the Legacy of the Mughals, separate fact from fiction, and mark their contribution to the Indian subcontinent.
The lecture will be delivered by world-renowned historian and Professor of Indian History and Culture, Prof. Nandini Chatterjee.
This event is suitable for all friends and family. It will also include an introduction to UKIMC and a small Islamic History exhibition.
22 January 2024 : Babri Masjid is the present, not the past
In this conversation, UK-IMC enlightens you about the dark side of the Ayodhya Temple inauguration by Narendra Modi's Hindu supremacist government.
The demolition of Babri Masjid, once considered a turning point in the rise of Hindu nationalism and an assault on India's secular fabric, has undergone a paradigm shift in narrative under the BJP government and tacit support across the political spectrum.
To delve deeper, UK-IMC in collaboration with Strive UK, held an online talk.
Dr.Kalpana Wilson, author and activist, explored the uprisings of 1857 in which Hindus and Muslims united against British colonialism, particularly in Ayodhya. She discussed the colonial origins of Hindutva and how it is being challenged.
Renowned journalist Ajit Sahi spoke on his personal experience of covering the Babri Masjid demolition as a former Indian journalist and Hindutva’s ongoing war on Muslim lives in India.
21st June 2023 : Decoding Hindutva
UK-IMC launches workshops nationwide, and the next one is Leicester!
The event is an educational workshop for people of all faiths, and no faith, on the rising tide of radical and extremist Hindutva Nationalism in the UK.
We will screen the Maktoob Media documentary which will provide insigth in to how radicalistation led to violence in our very own streets in the UK. Please register below:
24th May 2023 : Decoding Hindutva
UK-IMC launches workshops nationwide, kicking off in Nottingham.
The event is an educational workshop for people of all faiths, and no faith, on the rising tide of radical and extremist Hindutva Nationalism in the UK.
We will screen the Maktoob Media documentary which will provide insigth in to how radicalistation led to violence in our very own streets in the UK. Please register below:
5th March 2023
UK IMC launches on the 5th March with Guest Speakers from across the globe. To book your tickets please click below
