Dilly Meah Autobiography

In 1981 in an inspiring meeting with Bangladeshi artists in London which is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities in the World. Runa Laila, Goni Sorkar, Abdul Jabbar, Indo Mohan Rajbanshi, Sadeque Ali the Tabla player son of late Ustad Mubarak Ali, late Shefali Ghosh, Fatema Johora, Fakir Alamgir, Baby Naznin and featuring many more artists via famous promoters late Md Turab Uddin and Md Aroj Ali the great inspirational showcase in the 80s.

My first full-time job at a clothing factory was as an apprentice in 1981 under the famous promoter Aroj Ali's management and later in the year I became a sewing machinist and started earning more money than before about two hundred pounds a week. I used to work overtime- hence made me earn more money but I also enjoyed the work! 

Later in the year 1983, he sold the factory to two Greek men who were also the brothers Mr Andrew & Mr Peter their company name was Doran of London Ltd, and I was working for them. Since doing that job which paid off my food, and shelter and continued with music training, buying and replacing 

instruments as well as teachers' payments until (1990).

The factory had a tradition of playing National Radio and special records of Indian, Bangladeshi and Greek music every day, which directed me to fusion music.

My maternal cousin Yousuf Bhaiya was involved in a local drama group before my arrival and they also did a few stage shows around London and Birmingham.

Sometimes he stored musical instruments in house number 39 which is also on Princelet Street, which encourages me to play the musical instrument, especially the Dhol, but when they are not at home. Also, I was the captain of the Royal Bengal football team from the beginning of (1978-1980).

We played in Birmingham with a Pakistani team in (1980), arranged by Mr John Newbigin, who was a renowned youth worker in East London. He drove us with the minibus into Birmingham with Caroline Adams and played the songs of Qurbani Indian film on a portable tape recorder. 

John Newbigin is the chair of Creative England- a national agency that invests and supports creative idea's, talent and business in film, TV, games and digital media.

As well as a cultural entrepreneur and writer, John Newbigin also happens to be the Chairman of the cultural web publisher of both Culture24 and Cinema Arts Network. Also, he is on the boards of Battersea Arts Centre. First Light and the British council's advisory board for Arts and Creative Economy.

Furthermore, MR. Newbigin was closely involved in the UK government's first policies for the creative industries since he was a Special Advisor to the Minister of Culture. John's career sky-rocketed after becoming head of Corporate Relations for Channel 4 Television and executive assistant to Lord Puttnam. Being the policy advisor to the Leader of the UK Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, he had the duty for environmental/cultural issues (and amongst others of course).
For 6 years, John Newbigin was a youth worker in East London as well as a writer-in-residence for Common Stock Theatre. 

His late friend Caroline Adams (who was a renowned author, youth worker, cultural activist and co-producer of Hason Raja with both their guidance, won the game by 2-1. Our manager, Amalendu, cooked his beautiful mutton chop which we ate in Birmingham and celebrate the victory. We used to practise playing football at Buxton Street Park without the use of a goal post instead, we used our coats as a goalpost. John & Caroline provided us with a small bamboo-sized mobile aluminium extendable goalpost. Caroline Adams loved us like her own children.

I still remember the time at the beginning of 1978 in East London when I sat on someone's lap who wasn't my mother, and that person was Caroline Adams. After graduating in politics from the University of Kent, she went to Calcutta, where she became a volunteer in the Cathedral Relief Service and was involved in the care of refugees during the war which led to the recreation of Bangladesh in 1971. She set up play facilities for the children, and, after the conflict, visited many of the families she had met in their newly independent country. 

She was a very close friend of Ms Valentine Harding whom I accompanied with the Tabla at the Goldsmiths University of London for her PhD in music. Ms Valentine Harding was a nurse during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Legacy of women's contribution in 1971

Amalendu Chakraborty was the manager and I was captain, the players at that time were Sundor Miah, Yeor Ali, Muhib Rahman, Ana Miah(1), Ana Miah(2), Abdul Shubahan, Debu aka Dev Chakraborty, Abdul Kadir(1), Abdul Kadir (2) Abdul Korim, Shahar Ali and many more 1978-19781.

From 1982 to 1985 I joined the organisation called Overseas Youth Organisation OYO once again. Amalendu Chakraborty became the manager and I was a captain with the local anti-racist group namely Aroj Ali, Motin Bhai, Islam Bhai, Amir Hussain, Sunahwar Ali, Syed Mizan (Syed Akhtaruzzaman Mizan) and half of our ROYAL BENGAL team and many more students of Robert Montefiore Secondary School. 

Sunahwar had a flat in Scott Street on the west side of Brady Street opposite or beside the Cemetery Codington House which was the extra congregational place for us. Regular meetings were at Amalendu Chakraborty and his younger brother Debu Chakraborty's room wherever they rent one, in Arthur Deakin House on Hunton Street, Chicksand House, Monthope Road and Rickman House. Hussain Bhai went on a vacation to Bangladesh and got married. He stayed for a long period of time where Aroj Bhai used to live in his flat at Celia Blairman House Folgate Street off Commercial Street where the regular meeting place was as well for the group gathering.

In 1985-1986 friends formed a team which was called Aldgate United and hired the team course (trainer) from the local professional league, which cost us twenty-six pounds per hour for two hours every Sunday practice in Weavers Fields off Bethnal Green Road.

Again from 1986 to the beginning of 1990, a local organisation called Weavers Youth Forum (WYF) joined the whole team and built a new team, again I was designated as captain of the team and later became an executive member as well as director and then finally I was the Vice-Chairman of the Organisation.
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