Firdaus Nagree is the CEO of FCI London, a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, father, husband and passionate scuba diver who has founded or funded numerous...
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 09:35pm 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.
This weekend, on Saturday 16 January, PM Modi inaugurated the vaccination drive against Covid-19 in India over video conferencing. The pan-India launch was joined by over 3000 sites from all states and union territories of India. It is the world’s...
- 19 Jan 2021
It has been widely and regularly publicised that Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities have disproportionately suffered from Covid-19 and seen a higher rate of deaths. Also, for some time now, we have been witnessing regular mutterings...
- 19 Jan 2021
Shyam was attending a new year party hosted by one of his friends. The place was full of people, over a hundred may be. He knew some of them and interacted with them, wishing happy new year. He saw a man of his age, nicely dressed in a blue...
At the outset I would like to say that the vast majority of British people have great respect and admiration for India and Indian people. It is the people controlling the media and politicians with vested interests that have relentlessly targeted...
Dhruvesh Ranpura was born in Kenya, Nairobi in 1994 and moved to the UK in 2000. He grew up in Leicester, before going to study at the University of Manchester....
- 12 Jan 2021
(Expressed opinions are personal.)We are going back to basics. And it is helpful for us, human being, the society and the ecosystem. You might have noticed the fashion of pastel colour clothes is becoming popular. You might have noticed people...
- 12 Jan 2021
With 2021 ushering in, it is always a good time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. This may include making a new year's resolution. Usually, these tend to be about physical fitness or diets. May be this time, we can think about...
Over the last couple of days, I have been debating with myself over the subject for this week’s column. Having written about the pandemic and not wanting to seem obsessed with our current shared misfortune, I wondered how can we remain unaffected...
In a groundbreaking move, the Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB), the Hindu Council UK (HCUK), the National Council of Hindu Temples (NCHT), Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad came together to write a letter to the Prime Minister asking...
