- 27 Oct 2015
In about two weeks time British Prime Minister David Cameron will have a heart to heart talk with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dear Readers,My absence in the previous three editions of Asian Voice did not go unnoticed... I am glad. My family and I went for three pilgrimages to India but more on it later. I landed in the UK last week. I still find myself processing the...
At any point over the last twenty years my friend Dolar Popat could have released a book worthy of our collective attention. With a moving foreword by David Cameron, Dolar uses this book to outline his love and affection for the country he is...
In about two weeks time British Prime Minister David Cameron will have a heart to heart talk with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Great Britain, an island nation in the north west corner of Europe, comparatively a small size entity has not only become one of the richest countries on the planet, but its influence and even power is recognised in the far corners of the world.
Almost a week ago in a small village called Dadri, not too far from Delhi, Mohammed Akhlaq, a middle aged Muslim gentleman was brutally and cowardly butchered by some Hindu bigots, allegedly because they found a piece of beef in his house.
India, and especially Gujarat and its large community of Patels, have recently been in the limelight, but for the wrong reasons. On 25th August the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samity (PAAS) organised a huge rally of about a million young people in...
A public meeting as announced previously over 2 weeks in Asian voice, which was conveyed to a large number of organisations and individuals, took place on Sunday 13 September at the Patidar House in London Road, Wembley Central. On 28 August...
Since 25th August, Patels and several other “high caste” Hindu's campaign about “reservation” has caused death, destruction and damage to the social fabric of India, especially Gujarat.
The state wide agitation by Patels which was joined by several other high castes to be included in the 'reservation quota' has become peaceful since the tragic events of Tuesday and Wednesday last week. This development is appreciated by all...
On Tuesday morning Ashis Ray, one of the senior most Indian journalists based in London asked me, "Are Patels now anti-Modi?" It's a straight forward question and the simple answer is no.
A memorandum for Prime Minister Narendra ModiFestivals for life
Commissioner, why not Gujarati?