- 11 Jan 2022

As someone whose family arrived in the UK from Uganda in 1972 - fifty years ago this year - I know the anxiety which matters of citizenship can arouse....
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.
Former Ministers, and especially Prime Ministers should never ever be allowed to work for foreign agents. Pure and simple. Otherwise they damage British interests.
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...
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...
Seetha Kumar is the CEO of ScreenSkills, based in central London but operating UK-wide.
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?
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...
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....
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...
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.
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...
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...
We make the mistake of equating ourselves with our emotions and thoughts. But we are neither our emotions nor our thoughts. They are ours, but we are not them. But if we don’t take ownership, they will take ours. No man should be a slave to his brain or heart.
The wheel of time moves continuously. Nothing remains constant as the universe transforms every moment. How in such a transitory situation can anything be expected to be stable?

As someone whose family arrived in the UK from Uganda in 1972 - fifty years ago this year - I know the anxiety which matters of citizenship can arouse....
Prime Minister Tony Blair was finally awarded a Knighthood by Her Majesty in the New Year honours list. No sooner was the news released and all hell broke loose with attacks on the new ‘Sir Tony Blair’ (or to give him his full title: Sir Anthony...
South Africa lost Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the close of the outgoing year on December 26. He was known for the role he played for ending apartheid in South Africa and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his nonviolent opposition...

Samarah was born to immigrant parents in the 1970’s, She was the first female in the family to graduate with Honours in Law from Manchester University. Samarah...
As we begin the New Year, the desire and struggle to make and maintain an effective resolution looms large on our minds. It is not only psychological but has also become a social need. Gone are the days when it used to be a choice. Today there...

Abhiroop Sengupta is a Kolkata based entrepreneur, fencer, amateur historian and writer. Also a devoted Freemason and Rotarian, he spends most of his free...
It is said that one can take an Indian out of India but not India out of an Indian. This is true even for those Indians who are happy residents and citizens of another country. Every Indian carries with him/ her the heritage and culture of...

Last week’s welcome news of the breakthrough in securing planning permission for a purpose-built Hindu crematorium in Denham, on the border of North West...
As the year 2021 ends, we have seen the trough and crest of covid waves, giving us strong challenges and chances to bring the best out of ourselves.

Shamim Khan leads a very busy life in Birmingham with her two young sons and husband, running the family Pharmacy as well as being a Freelance Lingerie...