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Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 (1961-06-27) (age 46) in Wolverhampton, England) is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress, rising to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and becoming one of the UK's best-known Indian personalities. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two She was awarded the MBE in the New Year's Honours List of 1997. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

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Life and career

Her Punjabi-born parents came to England from New Delhi. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. She was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in Essington, a mining village a few miles to the north. Essington is a village and Civil parish near Wolverhampton in South Staffordshire, England. She attended Queen Mary's High School in nearby Walsall and is perhaps the school's most famous alumna. Queen Mary's High School, situated on Upper Forster Street just outside of Walsall town centre is an all-female selective education school and entry in Year 7 is Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England.

Syal won the National Student Drama Award for writing One of Us while studying English and Drama at Manchester University. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. She spent seven years working for the Royal Court Theatre and won the Betty Trask Award for her first book Anita and Me and the Media Personality of the Year award at the Commission for Racial Equality's annual Race in the Media awards in 2000. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Betty Trask Award for a first novel given by the Society of Authors to citizens of the Commonwealth under the age of 35 A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Anita and Me is Meera Syal 's debut Novel, and was first published in 1996 The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE was a Non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to tackle Racial discrimination and promote 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Syal wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film Bhaji on the Beach. Bhaji on the Beach is a 1993 Film by director Gurinder Chadha with a Screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Meera She was one of the team who wrote and performed in the BBC comedy sketch show Goodness Gracious Me (1996-2001), originally on radio and then transferred to television. Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The

As a journalist she writes occasionally for The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. She scored a number one record with Gareth Gates and her co-stars from The Kumars at No. 42 with Spirit in the Sky, the Comic Relief single. Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop Singer. The Kumars at No 42 is a British television talk show. Plot The show stars a fictional British Indian family " Spirit in the Sky " is a song written by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969 Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension She also sang Then He Kissed Me (composed by Biddu) with the famous pop star from Pakistan Nazia Hassan. This article details the Indian-British music producer for the Palestinian village in the West Bank see Biddu Jerusalem. Nazia Hassan ( Urdu: نازیہ حسن) ( April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000) was an iconic Pakistani Pop singer Nazia, Meera and Biddu also came up with the girl band named "Saffron" in 1988. She was given the Nazia Hassan Foundation award in 2003. The Nazia Hassan Foundation was established by Nazia’s parents Basir Muniza and sister Zahra with brother Zoheb

In June 2003 she appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme with a selection of music by Nitin Sawhney, Madan Bala Sindhu, Joni Mitchell, Pizzicato Five, Sukhwinder Singh, Louis Armstrong and others. Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme It was first broadcast on 29 January 1942 and is said by the Guinness Nitin Sawhney (born 1964) is an English musician producer and Composer. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo Sukhwinder Singh is a much celebrated Bollywood singer hailing from Ludhiana, India. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter The luxury she chose to ease her life as a castaway was a piano. [1]

Personal life

In 2004 she took part in one episode of the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?, which investigated her family history. Who Do You Think You Are? is a British Genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004 [1] Syal was surprised to discover both her grandfathers had actively campaigned against British rule in India: one was a communist journalist and the other named a Punjab Martyr in the Golden Temple having been imprisoned and tortured after protesting. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based

In January 2005, Syal married her frequent collaborator, Sanjeev Bhaskar, who plays her grandson in The Kumars At No. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 1964 is a British Comedian and Actor, best known for his work in the BBC Two Comedy series 42; the marriage took place in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Their baby, a boy named Shaan, was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005. The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a Hospital in Great Portland Street, London Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She has a daughter called Chameli from her former marriage to journalist Shekhar Bhatia.

Future projects

Starts filming on BBC sitcom "Beautiful People' (May 2008)

Books

Films

Actor

Screenplays

Plays

Radio

Television

Appearances

Writing credits

Academic reception

Her book Anita and Me has found its way onto school and university English syllabuses both in Britain and abroad. Anita and Me is Meera Syal 's debut Novel, and was first published in 1996 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee is a 1999 novel by Meera Syal that was later adapted into a three-part BBC Television miniseries in 2005 Anita and Me is Meera Syal 's debut Novel, and was first published in 1996 A Little Princess (1986 is a mini-series based upon the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Beautiful Thing is a play written and first performed in 1993 by Jonathan Harvey. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sixth Happiness is a 1997 Film directed by Indian director Waris Hussein. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) " It's Not Unusual " is a song recorded by Tom Jones and written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Sammy and Rosie Get Laid ( 1987) is a film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee is a 1999 novel by Meera Syal that was later adapted into a three-part BBC Television miniseries in 2005 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ( English: Dance Baby Dance) is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta Anita and Me is Meera Syal 's debut Novel, and was first published in 1996 Bhaji on the Beach is a 1993 Film by director Gurinder Chadha with a Screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Meera Bombay Dreams is a Bollywood -themed musical The music for Bombay Dreams was created by A Rafta Rafta is a comedy by the British Asian Playwright Ayub Khan-Din. Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two Legal Affairs was an American magazine that was launched under the auspices of Yale Law School and which later became an independent non-profit venture with an educational Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two The Kumars at No 42 is a British television talk show. Plot The show stars a fictional British Indian family 8 out of 10 Cats is a television comedy Panel game made by Zeppotron (a Subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring All About Me is a British sitcom starring Jasper Carrott about a multicultural family living in Birmingham. Bad Girls was an award winning British Television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006 Band of Gold was a television series shown on ITV between 1995 and 1997, written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. 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Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective Television programme created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes Who Do You Think You Are? is a British Genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee is a 1999 novel by Meera Syal that was later adapted into a three-part BBC Television miniseries in 2005 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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References

  1. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? with Meera Syal". Who Do You Think You Are?. Who Do You Think You Are? is a British Genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004 BBC. BBC Two. 2004-12-07. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways

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