It is a constant battle between our immune system and the diseases, illnesses such as Cancer and Tuberculosis, a few among many life-threatening illnesses we suffer from, here as well as in developing countries, especially later on in life....
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 12:36pm 5th Dec 2025
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.”
I was pleased and impressed with your editorial “Red card for anti-Russian tantrums” which reflects my views so often expressed by me in my letters. Our nauseating tabloid press and ignorant, politically motivated politicians spoiled the world...
It is a worrying situation that the problem of obesity among children in America has now moved to children in United Kingdom. This trend is dangerous and harmful to children and need to be addressed promptly and robustly before it is too late.
Sneezing and rubbing my itching eyes on a hot and windy day, I asked an Indian doctor visiting Britain to name his favourite hay fever cure. His response surprised me. “Don’t worry about it, and, with luck, it may stop troubling you,” he said....
Bollywood festival in Bolton, vide Asian Voice (1-7-2018 page 8) caught my attention. Usual items were Indian food, music, Bharat natyam, etc. But Bollywood films “Mother India” and “Sholay” irked me a lot. These films were inappropriate to...
Modi government is gradually marching towards the end of its first term. Soon political parties will be face to face with the people of India for a fresh mandate. There are however a few achievements of Narendra Modi that cannot be negated even...
It would be most remiss of me if I did not thank the publisher/editor of AV and GS for canvassing the dates for a much awaited get-together of letter writers.
Every living human is a legacy of migration from somewhere. Anthropologists state that the Homo sapiens originated about 300,000 years ago in Africa but they cannot precisely located the “Garden of Eden”. Humans migrated everywhere on earth...
As a pious Nagar, please accept many thanks for full page 6 – Gujarat Samachar- article about “Nagar ratna” Narsinh Mehta by Vishnu Pandya. Nagars from Junagadh, will also be pleased to see their community icon accorded reverential publicity....
As we all live longer, not necessarily a healthy life, cancer, heart problems and dementia, a few among many illnesses that plague us in our old-age. No wonder our NHS is under immense pressure, mainly due to obesity, excessive alcohol consumption,...
