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Five reasons to commemorate 150 years of immigration – Apravasi
Today, many Sarnami Hindustani's are commemorating 150 years of Hindustani migration, an important chapter in Indian, Surinamese and Dutch history. First ship Lalla Rookh, the ship that arrived from India on 5 June 1873, marked the beginning of migration to Suriname....

Mahesvari Autar featured in online platform NieuwWij on the occasion of Mother’s Day
DesiYUP founder Mahesvari Autar was featured on the online platform NieuwWij on the occasion of Mother's Day where she talkes about her book Radha's Eerste Concert that she wrote because of the inspiration she received from her Nani (grandmother). Read the article...

150 jaar Hindoestaanse immigratie | Trouw
DesiYUP was Featured in the Dutch national newspaper 'Trouw' on 25 April 2023. This was covering the concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Sarnami Hindustani diaspora. Read the article here
Five reasons to commemorate 150 years of immigration – Apravasi
Today, many Sarnami Hindustani's are commemorating 150 years of Hindustani migration, an important chapter in Indian, Surinamese and Dutch history. First ship Lalla Rookh, the ship that arrived from India on 5 June 1873, marked the beginning of migration to Suriname....
Mahesvari Autar featured in online platform NieuwWij on the occasion of Mother’s Day
DesiYUP founder Mahesvari Autar was featured on the online platform NieuwWij on the occasion of Mother's Day where she talkes about her book Radha's Eerste Concert that she wrote because of the inspiration she received from her Nani (grandmother). Read the article...
150 jaar Hindoestaanse immigratie | Trouw
DesiYUP was Featured in the Dutch national newspaper 'Trouw' on 25 April 2023. This was covering the concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Sarnami Hindustani diaspora. Read the article here
Book Launch
The founder of DesiYUP, Mahesvari Autar releases her first Children’s book.
“My mission is to introduce everyone to the wonderful Indian music tradition that has so enriched my life. Writing and publishing this book is my first step in sharing my love of Indian music with children. Through the adventures of Radha and Krishna, I want to enthuse young and old about raga music”
‘Radha’s first concert’ will be available in bookstores from mid-May and at Jasdeep Singh Degun’s concert May 21 at de Doelen.