Thanks to the efforts of Asian Voice we have direct flights to Amdavad from London. I have been travelling this route every year for 15 years. Travelling to India can be frustrating. Arriving from London it took close to 2 hours for luggage...
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 04:48pm 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.”
The Prime Minister has said that the government is proving the doubters wrong with its Brexit negotiations, which are proceeding in full swing, and it seems that there is no going back now. However, if there was another referundum now, which...
On 18th Jan we travelled from Goa to Mumbai and then on to London. Upon arriving at Heathrow Airport, we waited for an hour for our luggage to arrive found that one of the bags was damaged, handles, wheels etc, were beyond repair. We went to...
It is time for our PM, FS and other leading politicians to come down from,their high horse, leave their Ivory Tower sanctuary and mingle with ordinary people to understand their pain, their every day concerns, their struggle to put food on the...
The suggestion by LibDem leader Vincent Cable to increase tax to pay for NHS has received mix reception. While most people are willing to pay extra tax, a rise of one penny overall, or better still a arise at the upper end of five penny, depending...
At the start of the First World War in 1914, India's enemy was Britain and not Germany. Yet one and a half million Indians enlisted and over 70 thousand died for a country not theirs. However, it is as unbelievable as it is unacceptable that...
I thank Ramesh Jhalla for his comments in A.V. of 10.02.18. I appreciate the contributions of ISKCON in practising and promoting Vedic Knowledge and their dedication in enriching Hindu customs, culture and heritage world over. I hold all Gurus...
As negotiations for Britain’s exit from the European Union are continuing, I was apalled to learn that Britain is being asked to pay vast sums of money, to the tune of £56 billion, as a consequence of its exit from the EU. On top of this, we...
Our political system as far as Brexit is concerned is going downhill. The government’s actions defies all logic and the opposition is failing to oppose it. People feel let down by the politicians. The voice of 48% is being dismissed. Simon Jenkins...
In 1995 under the inspiration and guidance of Pramukh Swami Maharaj when the Neasden Temple became a reality world reknowned Readers’ Digest magazine described it as ‘the 8th Wonder of the World’. It made me very proud. Since then I have visitied...
