Akshata Murty Celebrates Indian Heritage at 10 Downing Street: Bridging Cultures Through Tradition

Nov 24, 2025 09:36 pm CST

Akshata Murty, wife of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, shares how she maintained her Indian cultural identity while living at 10 Downing Street, from lighting diyas to cooking traditional rasam. She highlights the importance of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London as a cultural bridge for the Indian diaspora, where she and her daughter now study Kuchipudi dance, demonstrating how cultural heritage thrives even in prominent political settings.