Suresh, the Cockney Sikh from East Ham

Suresh Singh, author of A Modest Living, Memoirs of a Cockney Sikh recalls his Bengali friends described him as "one of us".  We join Suresh and Bishopsgate Institute's archivist Stefan Dickers to reflect on the role of food and music in his journeys around London from childhood to where he now lives in East Ham. 

A Modest Living, Memoirs of a Cockney Sikh is published by Spitalfields Life. Born and bred in London,  Suresh became the first Punjabi punk, playing drums for Spizzenergi and touring with Siouxsie & the Banshees.

Recorded live on Friday 19 June 2020 as part of Newham Heritage Month in collaboration with Newham Library.