Burnt Roti

In the sixth episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the first Indian woman in space - Kalpana Chawla.

In the fifth episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the emperor of Qawwali - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

In the fourth episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the first female Indian spy - Saraswathi Rajamani.

In the third episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the Sri Lankan architect - Minnette de Silva.

In the second episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the gay Indian prince - Manvendra Singh Gohil.

In the first episode of our short 5 minute series of biographies on South Asian icons, we talk about the Bandit Queen - Phoolan Devi.

Burnt Roti sits down with Himesh Patel, who played Tamwar in Eastenders and wrote an essay for award winning book The Good Immigrant, to talk (with a mouthful of cake) about representation in TV/Film, the people he looks up to and how much Doctor Strange annoyed him.