The Indian Funeral Company are Asian funeral directors serving Handsworth and across Birmingham, arranging Hindu, Sikh and other South-Asian funerals with cultural care. We come to your family, day or night, and take care of every practical detail.
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year · Hindi & Punjabi speakers
Handsworth is one of the historic hearts of South-Asian Britain. Sikh and Hindu families have made this part of Birmingham their home since the great migrations of the 1950s and 1960s, and the Soho Road is lined with gurdwaras, mandirs and the shops and sweet centres that grew up around them. When a loved one dies, those families need funeral directors who understand their traditions from the inside — not a general firm learning as it goes. That is exactly what The Indian Funeral Company brings.
We serve Handsworth and the whole of Birmingham around the clock. We do not ask a grieving family to travel to us at the hardest moment of their lives — we come to you, whether that is your home in Handsworth Wood or Lozells, a hospital, or a gurdwara or mandir on the Soho Road. Our founder Meera Bhanot and her team guide you in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and take care of the paperwork, the timing and the rites so you can be with your family. Read our Google reviews from families across the West Midlands.
From the first phone call to the final farewell, we handle the practical work of the funeral so your family can concentrate on grieving, praying and being together.
Every faith has its own rites, its own timing and its own language of grief. We specialise in both Hindu and Sikh funerals for Handsworth families, and also arrange Buddhist and Jain services. Choose the tradition you are arranging for.
Antim sanskar arranged with cultural care — preparation and darshan, a priest to lead the rites, a crematorium chosen for your family’s wishes, and asthi visarjan or repatriation of the ashes. Meera Bhanot guides Hindu families through every stage.
Hindu funeral directors in Handsworth →Antam sanskar arranged alongside your gurdwara — care of your loved one and the Five Ks, coordination of the shabad kirtan, Kirtan Sohila, Ardas and Bhog, and immersion of the ashes. We work hand in hand with the Soho Road gurdwaras.
Sikh funeral directors in Handsworth →The crematorium closest to Handsworth is Perry Barr Crematorium on Walsall Road — Birmingham’s original crematorium, opened in 1903 — which has served Handsworth, Perry Barr and the surrounding districts for generations. For families who prefer a different venue, or who need a longer or private service to observe particular rites, we also arrange cremations at Sutton Coldfield and the other crematoria serving Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
What each crematorium permits — a longer service, a private slot, the chief mourner’s role in the committal, or the family witnessing the charging of the cremator — varies from one to the next. As Asian funeral directors who work across Birmingham every week, we know these venues, we know what they allow, and we set clear expectations in advance so there are no surprises on the day. We also coordinate the timing so the crematorium slot fits with your mandir or gurdwara.
Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain rites each have their own norms. We arrange each one properly, guided by your family and your priest or granthi — we never dictate the rites, we support them.
You never have to travel at the worst moment of your life. We come to your home, the hospital, the mandir or the gurdwara, anywhere in Handsworth and across Birmingham, day or night.
Meera Bhanot and the team support families in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and can arrange same-sex funeral professionals to tend to the deceased where that matters to your family.
Our Complete Cremation Package is £3,999 on a weekday, and every charge is set out plainly on our pricing page — no hidden costs at a time when you are least able to question them.
We arrange funerals for families right across Handsworth and the neighbouring districts of Birmingham. Wherever you are, our funeral services come to you.
We serve Handsworth and the whole of Birmingham around the clock. Rather than asking a grieving family to travel, we come to you — your home, the hospital, or your mandir or gurdwara on the Soho Road. Call us any time on 01922 438503 and we will begin straight away.
The crematorium closest to Handsworth is Perry Barr Crematorium on Walsall Road, Birmingham’s original crematorium. Where a family needs a longer or private service, or prefers another venue, we also arrange cremations at Sutton Coldfield and the other crematoria serving Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. We help you choose the one best suited to your family’s rites.
Yes. We specialise in both. See our pages on Hindu funeral directors in Handsworth and Sikh funeral directors in Handsworth. We also arrange Buddhist and Jain funerals, each observed to its own cultural norms.
We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. When you call, we begin at once — bringing your loved one into our care and respecting the prompt timing that Hindu and Sikh tradition asks for, alongside medical verification and registering the death.
Yes. Our founder Meera Bhanot and the team support families in English, Hindi and Punjabi, so nothing is lost in translation at a time when clarity matters most. We can also arrange same-sex funeral professionals to tend to the deceased where that is important to your family.
Our Complete Cremation Package is £3,999 on a weekday, including care of the deceased, an oak-veneer coffin, chapel viewing, a Jaguar hearse, a limousine and administration, plus cremation fees of up to £1,000. Every charge is published on our pricing page.
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