DRUMROLL π₯ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. Iβm so excited to tell you all you can pre order my debut novel Baby Does A Runner now. ππ½β€οΈπ canβt wait for you to meet Baby
What an honour to be joining
@bbcwomanshour
Cannot wait to get behind the mic to talk about all the things you want me to. All aboard the mothership ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
Spent my life shouting at the telly with Dad. From Friday weβll be shouting on yours.
@c4gogglebox
just got a load more
#Yorkshire
and
#punjabi
this IS bloody exciting ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
@channel4
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Iβm already sad itβs going to be over. It deserves every award. And is there a more powerful female character on Tv than Catherine Cawood.
@SarahLancsUK
you are outstanding ππΎππ½π₯
#HappyValley
My thoughts and prayers are with
#SabinaNessa
family and friends. Iβm both devastated by the news of her death and shaking with anger. Remember her name
Because of course we all look the same!! I adore
@IamSairaKhan
but we are two separate human beings who both happen to have brown skin. π€¦π½ββοΈπ€¦π½ββοΈπ€¦π½ββοΈπ€¦π½ββοΈ come on do your research at least.
Iβm in awe of
@AlabedBana
the remarkable 8 year old Syrian refugee who has been outspoken about the hideous plight of her country. So confident and fearless. My hero
@TheAsianAwards
@UNHCRUK
Just what we need. A magical story. The brilliant
@EmmaRaducanu
Spectacular watching two young women, the daughters of immigrants, playing magnificent tennis.
Iβm disgusted by the levels of transphobia on here.
@BBCWomansHour
is a space to discuss everything including LGBTQ+ issues. Listening to peopleβs stories helps us understand something and hopefully empathise. Ditch the hate π
If I shocked or offended you by swearing in my previous tweet ....sorry I swear sometimes π€ hereβs me not swearing in this weeks Hello! But maybe thinking of bad bad words
I canβt stop thinking about
#AzeemRafiq
and the strength and courage it has taken to speak out. His testimony is triggering for many of us. PoC have had to deal with racism and then we are the ones with the problem if we mention it. No more! We are with you Azeem
Iβm living my life, having a laugh, or watching a movie or thinking about mundane shit like what to wear or what to eat. Then I remember India and feel devastated and I donβt know what to do
20 years ago for my final year project at uni, I self funded a 10 minute doc called Women In Bollywood. I've wanted to make this programme for a long time. Thank you for your tweets
#bollywood
Iβve been mistaken for every flippin Asian woman on telly. Itβs disrespectful and sloppy at best. Itβs important to get our names and identities right. Iβve been working on TV for over 15 years!! Will the real
@itsanitarani
please step forward
One of the biggest designers in India
@ManishMalhotra
shows me what it takes to make
#Bollywood
look phenomenal. Heβs draped me in about 10 grands worth of lengha and I am pretty pleased!
#Bollywood
Monday night
@BBCTwo
9pm TV you wonβt want to miss! Spread it
1.5 million Indian soldiers fought in World War 1, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. 70000 Lost their lives in fields far from home.
#lestweforget
#ww1
#britishraj
@ London, United Kingdom
Some of the papers reaction to Meghan and Harry is like a terrible Indian melodrama. Gossipy aunties who canβt tolerate anyone living their own lives. Breaking away from the family?! βHai haiβ I mean, seriously. They are free to do what they want.
#liveyourlife
My mum and mother in law are off backpacking (kinda) to south east Asia. Indian women reliving the youth the they never really had. Go girls! Life begins after 60. Watch out Vietnam!!
#heros
To everyone on the frontline in the NHS, doctors, nurses, porters, kitchen staff, everyone working tirelessly. We see you, we thank you ππ½ sending strength and positivity your way
Just travelled from America to Asia and my body clock is off. Hereβs my Mums advice. Thought Iβd share because itβs lovely and you might find it useful too. Mumβs are the best! The spelling is freestyle
'My mum had tears coming out of her eyes'.
Sikh soldier, Charanpreet Singh Lall became the first Turbaned Sikh Guardsman at the
#TroopingTheColour
ceremony. Sikhs worldwide are proud of the Sikh coldstream guard!
#Share
Once as a kid, weβd just got back from the Gurdwara on a Sunday, so I was wearing a little shalwar kameez. I went to get an ice cream from the ice cream van and a neighbours kid said βAnita, we didnβt know you wereβ¦
You canβt be βimpartialβ about racism β an open letter to the BBC on the Naga Munchetty ruling | Afua Hirsch, Lenny Henry, Adrian Lester, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and others
Itβs arrived! My memoir, The Right Sort of Girl. Little me cannot believe this day. You can have one in your hands too. Pre order it now. Link in bio. Iβm buzzing!
#therightsortofgirl
Iβm over the moon to be able to tell you My childhood memoir,
#therightsortofgirl
with be out July 2021. My most personal project to date. One for all the outsiders and misfits and everyone in between. You can pre order it now. Link in bio ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
Iβll be talking about how Iβve changed my life since
#waronplastic
on Instagram tomorrow. Would love to hear what youβre doing too. Starting with plastic free packing for
#Glastonbury
Wow wow wow! Thank you for all your wonderful messages of support! Iβve just got of stage to see them all. Thank you
@comicrelief
for the opportunity to do something so much bigger than ourselves!
#kilimanjaro
please donate
THE BIG REVEAL OF MY BOOK COVER. I canβt believe itβs real. Written for the outsiders and misfits, written for you. Exclusive signed copies available this is my bravest and boldest project to date. Sharing all my secrets!
#therightsortofgirl
Biggest honour of my life so far. Uni gave me so much. I hope I can inspire Bradford uni students to get out there, take life for what itβs got and have a great time doing it.
@UniofBradford
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We're delighted to announce that Bradford born television and radio presenter, Anita Rani, has been appointed as Chancellor of the University of Bradford.π
@itsanitarani
#TeamBradford
Spy becomes first woman of south Asian descent to get blue plaque in London | Second world war | The Guardian ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ if you want to know more about her, I recommend reading The Spy Princess
I was able to take my Mum to Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak, during the filming of my Partition programme. What a wonderful thing to be able to do. Happy Gurpurab
#GuruNanakJayanti
Itβs out there and official. Iβm proudly part of the incredible presenting line up for THE ROYAL WEDDING! See you in Windsor
#BBC
#Royalwedding
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Canβt wait to get dancing again. Loved learning so much the first time, although itβs been 3 years so
@Mr_NJones
might have his work cut out
@bbcstrictly
#strictly
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Racism is a rot, destructive, divisive, dangerous and thick. There is no place for it in society. Everyone needs to check themselves and decide which side theyβre on.
Thank you for all the lovely messages about
@BBCCountryfile
The team have been working so hard to make sure we can still get the show on tv. It was emotional to film ππ½ hope it was a virtual hug
#staysafe
The train conductor just thanked me for my
#Partition
programme. For telling my story. This is My history, world history AND British history. Colonial history connects so many of us. Itβs time we understood the darkness as well as the good stuff.
Iβm fucking fuming reading this tweet. Yet sadly Iβm not surprised. Itβs 2020. We can tell more than one story we can handle more than one brown face at a time. Donβt pit us against each other