My grandmother spends most of her time in the kitchen as she grew up having to learn her way around the kitchen along side her mother ..and so she has carried on her family's tradition

This what is traditionally eaten at a sunday dinner ..consisting of Beriarni(rice and lamb), popadom(type of seasoned cracker) and dol(a subtle type sauce of lentiles) ..this is the typical meal that was made in India which my grandmother learnt from her mother

This horse lamp is another object that has been in the family for years that was brought in England but is viewed as my grandparents way of settling in and adapting to their new home in the UK

This is part of the living room and dining area at my grandparents home in Cricklewood ..I remember dancing and playing with my cousins as a child in this area as you can see some of my family members eating their sunday dinner which my grandparents kept as a tradition to keep the family toghether ..which they really adopted from when they were living in Mumbai as they would constantly have family and friends condragting at their home for tradional foods and socializing. There is also a very large light pink and green vase in the picture, which was exported to them from friends in India as a wedding gift, this meant a lot to them as they were missing home at the time.

My grandfather had a love for elephants growing up in India as he used to help look after them at a few of his friends and family's villages in Mumbai ..and so he brought back this decorative object from India and placed it on his door way at home as a memorabilia to remind him of his roots.

This is my grandparents house on my mother's side, their first and only one that they had in England together, it is based in north west London,Cricklewood where my dad also grew up ..many memories have been shared within this house as I used to live here with my sister, mum, grandparents and aunty for 8 years ..my mum, her sister and brother were also all born here and we all now visit my grandmother and aunty here every sunday as my grandfather passed 2 years ago and my grandparents on my dad's side moved to Jamaica, otherwise we used to see them every other sunday before my grandparents moved.

This is my family portrait of both sides of my family showing our close and tight family unit, although it is not everyone ..I decided to take it in a low angle shot as it shows the dominant size of my family which can sometimes be overwhelming however it also shows the importance of being a close family network and also the great impact and importance they have in my life as they are dominant in it. "Family is everything, they will always be there when no-one else is"- a quote made by fathers mum that has also stuck in my memory.