On 15th August the whole of India, and Indians across the world will celebrate Independence Day. I have always been troubled by this notion of ‘Independence Day’ and the associated celebrations. I ask myself what is it that we are celebrating?
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 09:38am 5th Dec 2025
In Defence of the Faith - My Hate Speech
- 04 Mar 2015
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
- 24 Feb 2015
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
- 04 Oct 2023
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
- 27 Sep 2023
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...
One to One: Vijay Sanas
- 21 Sep 2023
One to One
- 13 Sep 2023
One to One
- 06 Sep 2023
One to One
- 31 Aug 2023
One to One
- 24 Aug 2023
One to One
- 16 Aug 2023
Indian-origin lady helms important UK Screen Body
- 19 Aug 2019
Seetha Kumar is the CEO of ScreenSkills, based in central London but operating UK-wide.
How Meera Lee Patel’s Book “Made Out of Stars” Can Heal US
- 21 Nov 2018
It is often hard for we Asians to articulate it when we suffer from depression or low self-esteem. Who would think that a book could help us heal?
60? So what ? Carry on regardless…Keep going
- 27 Nov 2025
With the bountiful support, goodwill and blessings of my elders, dear readers, well-wishers, my dedicated team, my family and above all, the infinite grace of the Almighty, I have now entered the 60th year since I first arrived in Britain.
Sardar Patel’s Legacy - One India, Great India
- 06 Nov 2025
As India proudly celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the great architect of national unity, it’s worth remembering how his legacy continues to inspire millions. Once sidelined by political bias, Sardar Patel has...
The Housing Crisis this Christmas: 300,000 People Need a Home
- 28 Nov 2018
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
- 26 Oct 2018
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
- 16 Dec 2020
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
- 08 Dec 2020
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...
Heritage and History
- 04 Nov 2020
INTROSPECTION: DON’T LET SOMEONE ELSE’S MISTAKE DEFINE YOU
- 15 Oct 2025
Every time you see someone with a coffee stain on their shirt, remember: it may not be their fault. Perhaps the coffee was spilt not by them, but by someone else. It could have been an accident or mere carelessness — caused by a friend, a colleague, or even a complete stranger. Yet, when it happens, the person with the stain is the one who looks bad. They are the one who suffers embarrassment, perhaps even forced to leave the party.
If time didn’t matter, what would you pursue?
- 18 Sep 2025
Time is the most powerful boundary in our lives. Every goal, personal or professional, comes with a timeline. We may wish to give our best, but the ticking clock often forces us to deliver within a frame that may not allow our true potential to come out.
- 08 Aug 2022
50 years ago, I along with roughly 28,000 Ugandan Asians arrived in the UK after being forced out of Uganda by President Idi Amin. What now seems like a lifetime ago, was a very real and uncertain future for Ugandans. My early days started in...
The UK and India have a deep and wide relationship, which is strengthening and impacting on critical issues such as trade, development, education, defence...
I have faced off racists for more than five decades. Let me state for the record, the UK is one of the best nations in the EU when it comes to equalities.
This week I read two news in a Kenyan newspaper. Both of them were related to the Kenyan athletes performing in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and winning medals. One of them won silver medal while the other one got a bronze one. What was striking...
I have faced off racists for more than five decades. Let me state for the record, the UK is one of the best nations in the EU when it comes to equalities. The EU is riddled with nations where the far-right routinely secure significant voter...
- 01 Aug 2022
Dinesh was born in Uganda and at the age of ten, during the tyranny of Idi Amin, went to India where he did his studies. He came to England with just 50pence...
4th August 1972 – a date that is indelibly etched on the minds of Ugandan Asians all over the world. It was on this day, exactly 50 years ago, that the...
While the world is well aware of the creative genius of Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bengali poet. But in Victorian Bengal, there did exist another Tagore whose musical capabilities and work as a musicologist had won him laurels from across...
Everyone has some magic. It is pre-installed in his/her system. A powerful way of creating a unique impression. Everyone handles different situations in their own magical way. Someone is good at soft skills, others might be in hard labour. A...
