Since its inception London has been built and shaped by people who travelled to the city to make it their home, for work, to work, to take or make an opportunity. London is all things simultaneously; too big, too small, overcrowded, underpopulated, its spaces exploited or wasted. It is a city averaging a populace upwards of 7 million yet it can seem an overwhelming, lonely place. But it is also somewhere that offers cross pollination, ethnicity, difference. By definition, to be a Londoner is to be a crucial cog in a massive multiculture. In this podcast we celebrate anyone who took to the road with a view to getting here.
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Since its inception London has been built and shaped by people who travelled to the city to make it their home, for work, to work, to take or make an opportunity. London is all things simultaneously; too big, too small, overcrowded, underpopulated, its spaces exploited or wasted. It is a city averaging a populace upwards of 7 million yet it can seem an overwhelming, lonely place. But it is also somewhere that offers cross pollination, ethnicity, difference. By definition, to be a Londoner is to be a crucial cog in a massive multiculture. In this podcast we celebrate anyone who took to the road with a view to getting here.
Meet Tayaab. He came to London in 2014. Born and brought up in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, he left his home country after University to study in South Korea. A research scientist, he concentrated his Doctorate on the potential anti-cancer properties of marine fauna and subsequently worked on several projects researching innovations in this field. Growing up an Ahmadiyya in Pakistan, he faced daily intolerance and wanted something different for his children. Listen to Tayaab explain why violence and persecution forced him from his home country, why there is comfort in charity and why London offers him his biggest consolation; a safe haven for his family.
I came to London
Since its inception London has been built and shaped by people who travelled to the city to make it their home, for work, to work, to take or make an opportunity. London is all things simultaneously; too big, too small, overcrowded, underpopulated, its spaces exploited or wasted. It is a city averaging a populace upwards of 7 million yet it can seem an overwhelming, lonely place. But it is also somewhere that offers cross pollination, ethnicity, difference. By definition, to be a Londoner is to be a crucial cog in a massive multiculture. In this podcast we celebrate anyone who took to the road with a view to getting here.
