Jammu and Kashmir in UK Parliament

On Monday 18th September the APPG for Indo-Pacific met to discuss issues related to Jammu and Kashmir. On the same day PM Modi inaugurated the special parliamentary session in the old Sansad whichthen moved to the new Bharat Sansad Bhavan on...

India becomes Bharat

28th May 2023, the day when India finally took its first step to becoming Bharat. What an incredible day in the history of Bharat for a nation to witness the inauguration of its new Parliament building - Sansad Bhavan. For those who were lucky...

It’s that time of the year when all major political parties host their annual conferences. The party faithful gather hoping and praying that nothing monumentally disastrous happens that could derail them from their objective of winning the next...

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...

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...



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