Have you ever faced a situation where the other person doesn't look in your eyes while talking? Not maintaining eye contact while being in the conversation is considered impolite. Some cultures specifically emphasise direct eye contact. When...
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4th Mar 2026 | Updated at 08:08am 4th Mar 2026
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?
India’s rise as a Republic leader
- 28 Jan 2026
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
- 21 Jan 2026
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
- 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
Thoughts come and go like clouds
- 19 Feb 2026
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
- 05 Feb 2026
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?
Most of you reading the headline will get upset, and some might exhibit uncontrollable anger. After all, how dare I have the nerve to challenge India and its Government when it comes to the Olympics and poor performances. So let me say this,...
Chandni Modha was born in Leicester, England to Jagdish and Ranju Modha. Chandni’s early schooling years we’re spent at Our Lady’s Convent School in Loughborough....
This week marked the 49th anniversary of the expulsion of over 60,000 Ugandan Asians from Uganda by the brutal dictator Idi Amin. 49 years later, in the midst of a global pandemic and an ever-changing world where sadly immigration continues...
A very happy 75th Indian Independence Day to Indians across London and around the world. This Independence Day, I want to pay tribute to the great sacrifices...
Katrina Sheikh describes herself as a doctor and painter who is inspired by gin and champagne. But there’s more to Sheikh than the two hats she dons. In...
Poonam Sharma known as Missy B is a well know radio personality. She is an award-winning radio personality, a host, and social media influencer with 35k...
Do you take one step forward and two steps back? Is it your way of decision-making? Many people plan for something and prepare for it in a vigorous way, but when the time comes for implementation, they re-think and decide against it. In a way,...
- 27 Jul 2021
Sometime back, unfortunately, I received news of sad demises of a very senior spiritual figure, which certainly made me sad. Later during the day, I had news of another senior person from local political leadership and by night I had to bear...
Aakash Odedra is a dancer, choreographer and teacher born in Birmingham and living in Leicester, UK. He trained in the classical Indian dance styles of...
