This week has been hectic on the international front. Every Tom, Divya, and Harminder from right across the world seemed to have an opinion on the death of theKhalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

In light of the recent shadow cabinet reshuffle conducted by Keir Starmer, if I was leading any Indian, Hindu, Jain, or Sikh organisation, I would probably write a letter to Keir Starmer as follows:

Recently our family had some sad news about the demise of my uncle. Readers will be aware we then follow a series of ‘vidhi’s’ that culminate in what is called ‘Barmu’, i.e. the 12th day. At one point during this vidhi the mahraj (priest) asked...

The powerful nations of the world declare in unison that they want to eradicate poverty. The UN commands through collective will,that it will achieve this, though the timeline keeps changing each time it releases an update!As we make way through...

Bharat Swatantrata Diwas (Independence Day) will be celebrated as always on 15th August. It turns out that this is often a day for some confusion. Some people believe it will be the 76th Year of Independence, whereas others feel it is the 77th...

Readers will already know from my previous columns, as well as the excellent coverage by Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar, that a Labour MP, Gareth Thomas, created a group called APPG British Gujaratis – but against the wishes of the Gujarati...

Last week was very interesting. Three Tory seats came up for a by-election and it gave both the Liberal Democrats and Labour something to shout about, and it gave the Tories something to think about.

Tiraṅgā, the national flag of India otherwise also known as the Tricolour, was officially adopted by India on 22nd July 1947. 76 years on, it flies in all its majestyrepresenting the aspirations of 1.3 billion Indians, and the inspiration and...

Over the past decade I have written several pieces that reflected on what Europe was doing with its appeasement politics, and the ramifications of those in years to come. I did say that in Europe we will witness rioting, looting and streets...