A lighter look at racism in Britain

An astute observer of British life once said: “If you see a white man dashing down the street, he is running to catch a bus. If it’s a black man sprinting, he must be running away from the police.”

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

The above portmanteau, which are linguistic blend of words, on whether Britain should remain in the European Union (EU) or to come out of it, say it all. Britin stands for Britain to remain in the EU and Brexit stands for coming out. As the...

Cancer is the most dreaded illness that affects one in three of us. It sends shivers and until recently it was unavoidable death sentence. But recent advancement in personalized treatment which is six times more effective will give hope and...

Muhammad Ali, who won Olympic Gold Medal as Cassius Clay in 1960, was without doubt the greatest boxer and a showman of immense talent, the most famous sport personality ever to grace boxing or indeed any sport. Unfortunately he carried on far...

I was saddened to learn about the demise of the greatest legend of light-heavy weight boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the age of 74, the same age of mine. Though I didn't follow boxing that much but I knew him as Casdius Clay by reading sport...

Lustre Barak Obama became first US serving President to visit Japanese city of Hiroshima, which was destroyed by atom bomb dropped by US in 1945 that resulted in unconditional surrender of pertinacious Japan during the WW2, shortening war and...

Rajan Zed is correct to suggest that B.B.C. must also air Hindu festivals and programs. Sunday Times is right to observe that B.B.C. is too Christian in its output, as it follows maxim that religion of majority is religion of the nation. But...

I was pleasantly surprised to read in local papers about the reception held at No 10 Downing Street, attended by PM’s wife Samantha Cameron and organized by St. Luke’s Hospice in Kenton whose patron is Lord Popat who facilitated this special...

I read with interest your article about the improvement of memory on page 19 of last week’s Gujarat Samachar. How appropriate it is in this day and age when, because we live longer with the aid of modern medicine, if we do not regularly exercise...



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