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?

30th January is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas in India.  It is the day on which Mahatma Gandhi was martyred. India pays homage to Bapu, the father of the nation, whose non-violent struggle led India to freedom. On this day, the nation...

We have now completed one year of Covid-19 and its impact on our daily lives continues. Many of us might sit at home and wonder, "what was it like pre-Covid?" The full freedom that we enjoyed, the security of our health and the supply of goods,...

Many times we come across people who cannot find solution to simple problems. We suggest them a good way out but they can't implement. They keep complaining about the situation and we start believing that someone likes to behave as victim. It...

After ten anxiety filled months, with Covid-19, lockdowns and moving homes, we finally decided to take a break in Goa. Delhi is cold and often foggy in January. The clear sunshine and warmth filled days, with surf and sand, seemed too enticing...

Now that we have finally left the EU, the shape of our labour needs for the future will be determined by the new points-based system which replaces the current one. Many have expressed concern that the changes do not cater for low skilled staff...

The All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into ‘Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of Girls and Young Women in Pakistan’ has issued a call for evidence and the deadline is February 15th 2021. This inquiry is to be led by Lord...

I ask the question since it seems there are some people who either believe they don’t, or they seek to give rise to doubt by using a creative alternative narrative. Let me be blunt, it is my genuine belief that such grooming gangs of Pakistani...



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