What does home mean when you've always had a complicated relationship with the country you were born in?

Piali DasGupta's personal story stretches from Kolkata, India to the prairies of Canada, to the town halls of England's cities and the banks of the river Thames in London.

In this episode Piali and I talk about what it means to be a modern Canadian, growing up in a Bengali home and how to prepare for the British citizenship test. 

We also talk about the changing nature of local place in the UK, and what the future holds for England's towns and cities. 

Music on this episode is by Eveningland, and Blue Dot Sessions.

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FURTHER READING

If some of the topics in this episode spark your interest, there’s a couple of books you might want to check out. 

‘Taking Power Back: Putting People in Charge of Politics’ by Simon Parker. 

'The Road to Somewhere' by David Goodhart