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...

Thoughts come and go like clouds

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.

Introspection: Stability in the world is an illusion

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?

Do you wear any jewellery? What is your favourite jewellery? What kind of metal or material do you like most in your jewellery? Wearing of jewellery has been in custom since time immemorial since the human being has learned to live on the planet...

Gods own country, Bharat, prevails regardless of the thousands of attacks it has had to endure over thousands of years. The people of Bharat never equated the acquisition of land mass to define their success or their superiority. This is a nation...

 Gods own country, Bharat, prevails regardless of the thousands of attacks it has had to endure over thousands of years. The people of Bharat never equated the acquisition of land mass to define their success or their superiority. This is a...

I suspect many of you will be surprised with the headline. However, do bear with me, and do read in between the lines to appreciate the full message. I know my observations will be questioned, but be assured, time will show them to be correct.

On Sunday, 15 August, 2021, India celebrated the 75th Independence Day as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Making his eighth speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi touched upon many aspects of India’s future development, from new commitments...



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