In Defence of the Faith - My Hate Speech

The irresponsibility in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist is both negligent and dangerous. ITV have done this by putting young Hindu adolescents in harm’s way. The idea that a TV channel would inflame any part of the world, particularly Britain, for selling TV viewers should be criminal offence – wait, it is – incitement to hatred.

Not Just Former Former Foreign Secretary - British interests compromised by former government officials based on documents supplied by ex-British intelligence

Former Ministers, and especially Prime Ministers should never ever be allowed to work for foreign agents. Pure and simple. Otherwise they damage British interests.

One to One: Anima Gupta Aggarwal

Anima Gupta Aggarwal is a philanthropist, entrepreneur and active leader in multiple charities and NGOs. She has twenty-five years of experience working across the corporate and not-for-profit sectors in the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands...

One to One: Shalini Bhargava

Shalini Bhargava was born in India and was raised and educated in Delhi. She completed her BA(Hons) in English Literature from University of Delhi and soon after graduating was married to come to the U.K. In the UK, Shalini as a single parent...

India’s rise as a Republic leader

26 January commemorates the formal adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly, specifically drafted for an independent nation by an eminent polymath scholar Dr B R Ambedkar. The newly established Indian Constitution in...

How strategic vision transformed Lohana community into a global leader

Gujarati literature offers numerous timeless metaphors, one of which comes from Umashankar Joshi’s renowned poem "Bhomiya Vina Mare Bhamva ta Dungara…". The protagonist yearns to wander barefoot with an open mind, fully connected to nature....

The Housing Crisis this Christmas: 300,000 People Need a Home

At a time when family, community and a roaring fire are the comforts of the season, many urgently need shelter and the  basic necessities that can be taken for granted by those of us preparing for the festive period. The housing crisis remains...

Executor made personally liable for £340,000 tax bill

In the recent case of Glyne T Harris as Personal Representative of Helena Norma McDonald (deceased) v HRMC (2018), Mr Harris, was found liable for a tax bill of £341,279. 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers’ Conflict with Judiciary

Decades before Jagan Mohan Reddy, the present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (AP) wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India making wild allegations against the High Court judges, Damodaram Sanjivayya, the second Chief Minister of Andhra...

Emperor Krishnadevaraya and World Heritage Hampi

Recently the news flashed in The Hindu of Chennai attracted global attention since it is of international as well as historical importance: “Tourists can no longer get too close to the iconic stone chariot in front of the Vijaya Vittala Temple...

Maintain equanimity in success and failure

The principle of impermanence teaches us many wisdoms, and one of them is developing our mind to maintain equanimity in all conditions of life, both success and failure. In life, we might have to go through many failures yet we may also get chances to celebrate successes. Somehow, every human being likes success, but failure feels like thorns. However, is it possible to live a life without failure at all? Everyone, at different stage in own life, faces both failures and successes. How you receive...

Introspection: Maintain equanimity in success and failure

The principle of impermanence teaches us many wisdoms, and one of them is developing our mind to maintain equanimity in all conditions of life, both success and failure.

The British media has become so imprisoned in its own “politically correct” swamp that all too often they run a mile from calling a spade a spade. We have witnessed this many times in the past decade or so. Take for example, the episode of Rotherham...

The British media has become so imprisoned in its own “politically correct” swamp that all too often they run a mile from calling a spade a spade. We have witnessed this many times in the past decade or so. Take for example, the episode of Rotherham...

Dear Readers,Last week, the Indian Supreme Court gave a historic verdict on the decades-old Ayodhya land dispute case. Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar did extensive reports on it. I welcomed the verdict as did the majority of Indians. There...

Dear Readers,Last week, the Indian Supreme Court gave a historic verdict on the decades-old Ayodhya land dispute case. Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar did extensive reports on it. I welcomed the verdict as did the majority of Indians. There...

A conference titled ‘Sustainable Financing: UK-India Partnership’ was held in Guildhall on 7 November 2019 by the High Commission of India, City of London and Indian Professional Forum. The first session began with remarks by the High Commissioner...

A conference titled ‘Sustainable Financing: UK-India Partnership’ was held in Guildhall on 7 November 2019 by the High Commission of India, City of London and Indian Professional Forum. The first session began with remarks by the High Commissioner...



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