Pujya Moraribapu’s message of hope and unity, is inspiring during these times of global turmoil. His fund raising appeal to assist flood affected victims in India is touching, had a generous response from pious donors. I am certain that all...
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 09:09pm 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 Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on a large scale in several parts of India. The history of Sarvajanik (public) Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra is centuries old, owing its origin to the late Lokmanya Tilak.
There are so many Hindu holy festivals fell in holy Shravan month like, Rakshabandhan, Nag Panchami, Shitla Satam and Janmastmi that see devotees celebrating by attending temples, listening to religious discourses, observing fasts, carrying...
What is this world coming to? - The heavy rains on 15 August have brought flash floods and mud slides to Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. Mud gushing down together with heavy rain has torn the heart of the capital of this little known country...
Last year on the 27th June a get-together was organised at the Houses of Parliament to give a certificate/award to all the letter writers who have contributed to the AV & GS over the years. This is a novel idea and gives the contributors the...
The situation in NHS is worsening in view of the uncertainty created by hard Brexit. NHS doctors, nurses and workers from European Union are deserting and going back home. They have not been given assurances by the British Government to them...
Below is a letter that appeared on page 14 in the August 19th issue of The Economist.
I write with reference to the bold-prominent headed letter by Baroness Shreela Flather (AV 22/7/17). She says that discrimination is to be expected from the Hindu community .....I do not know why should this be so.
Dinesh Sheth’s letter provides useful information about cow-milk’s nourishment property, derive essential bi-products, and “mithais”. But it is only half the data. Sheth’s concern about painless milking is praiseworthy. ISKCON is already producing...
“Good morning”...”Good afternoon”...”Good evening”...”Good night...” How much longer are we going to put up with these ancient forms of etiquette? This is 2017, not 1917. Why not just say “Hullo” or “Hi” and “Bye”? Moreover it makes the “Good...”...
