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Foundation of Shah Jahan Mosque

Event 1889

Franco-British Exhibition, 1908

Event 26 May 1908 ‐ 31 October 1908

Exhibition of science, arts and industries held in London

Gate Gourmet Industrial Dispute

Event 10 August 2005 ‐ 25 August 2005

Industrial dispute arising from changes in working conditions and practices as part of company restructuring

General Election, 1906

Event 1906

Three South Asians stood, and were defeated, as candidates for the 1906 general election

Glasgow International Exhibition, 1888

Event 8 May 1888 ‐ November 1888

An international exhibition of industry, science and art held in Glasgow in 1888, which hosted Indian and Sri Lankan workers

Great Exhibition, 1851

Event 1 May 1851 ‐ 15 October 1851

A large international exhibition that included a sizeable India section and displayed the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Grunwick Dispute

Event 20 August 1976 ‐ 12 July 1978

A protest, by mainly South Asian female workers, against a lack of dignity and rights in the workplace at a film-processing plant in Willesden, north-west London

Handsworth Riots

Event 10 July 1981 ‐ 11 July 1985

Riots in Handsworth, Birmingham which took place in 1981 and 1985

Heathrow Airport Virginity Testing on South Asian Women

Event 1971 ‐ 3 February 1979

Invasive testing on South Asian women at Heathrow Airport to determine their status as fiancées

Hindoostane Coffee House Opens

Event 1810 ‐ 1833

Run by Sake Dean Mahomed, the Hindoostane Coffee House was the first Indian restaurant in London