My Big Fat Asian Wedding w/ Raj Somaiya

My guest this week is entrepreneur, restaurateur and CEO of PAYAL Events and SilverFox Events, Raj Somaiya. I was introduced to Raj at his brand new £1.5m restaurant, GUPSHUP, back at the beginning of 2020 shortly after it opened. Ten weeks later, the whole country and all of Raj’s businesses were effectively shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We probably could've done more than one episode on Raj to be honest - he's got some great stories to tell. We talk about his upbringing, his experiences with racism at school, running businesses and become one of the world’s most high-profile Asian events planners. Now, we recorded this the day after the Queen’s Speech at the beginning of March 2020, and the two of us, both proud British citizens and descendants of immigrants to the UK, found it equally compelling and moving. -- If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more!