Britain is indeed going through most turbulent and tumultuous time, politically, economically and socially since end of WW2. Brexit has divided nation as never before. Politicians on both sides have such polarised opinion that they are more...
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19th Apr 2024 | Updated at 04:38am 19th Apr 2024
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 front page article “Britain’s Jobs Boom, Thanks to Women” in Daily Mail and other dailies is interesting to read, analyse and digest. A record 32:81 million people are in employment and some one thousand people are finding a job daily, indeed...
It is very disheartening to see there are still divisions within the major political parties regarding no deal Brexit as propounded by PM Boris Johnson and his gang of merry men and women. Furthermore there are divisions within divisions. It...
The world wide recognition and acceptance of India’s legimate right of revoking a temporary measure of Article 370, which was inserted to appease vote banks by the then Congress government, is a fact. Even the UN Security Council members (US,...
In his rambling letter that sometimes reads like a fatwa, Nitin Mehta criticises me on three grounds. First, he says I do not credit the Hindus for welcoming the Parsis. This is just not true. I say very clearly that there were several Parsi...
Donald Trump, America’s President, spoke on Monday Aug 5 “In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy” in response to the racially motivated murder of 22 people in El Paso and another mass shooting in Dayton Ohio.
Having published over 500 letters so far mainly in AV and some in GS, I had thought that I would put my feet up and rest on my laurels. But that has not to be. I keep pondering about new topics to write about or to express my opinion on some...
It is sad to see so many Asians obviously using skin-whitening substances in the hope of making themselves look more acceptable to white folk. Complexion, in my view, is only skin deep. What resides in a person’s heart and mind is far more important....
The issue of ‘no deal ‘Brexit is getting muddier by the day. PM Boris Johnson is intoxicated by power and thinks he can get away with a ‘no deal’ Brexit without the approval of the parliament.
In his article on, 'Gandhi and Parsis' Lord Parekh tries his very best not to credit the majority Hindu community for welcoming the Parsis to Gujarat and giving them total freedom to follow their religion and way of life. He brushes away the...
