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Sunetra Sarker

Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up in Liverpool.

Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up in Liverpool. Starting in Kolkata, Sunetra learns about her family's involvement in the struggle for independence in India and a connection to Gandhi.

Crossing into Bangladesh, she visits her great-grandmother's ancestral village and discovers the harrowing story of how her family were caught up Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence.

58 minutes

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:08

    Gaurav Raina

    Flute Mantra

  • 00:24

    Gaurav Raina

    Morning Yoga

  • 00:26

    Amjad Ali Khan

    Maa Durga

  • 00:31

    Gaurav Raina

    Pongal Festival

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Sunetra Sarker
Director Olly Bootle
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

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