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

It is unheard of when a politician needs Wembley Stadium with 80,000 capacity to address his supporters. Only other person who could fill Wembley is Pope. This will indeed be an historic event that will reverberate long after Modi’s departure...

Jatindra Saha is rightly worried about immigration problem and U.K. This is a massive exodus after second world war. Some are fleeing strife/terror. Some are economic migrants. Former need humanitarian aid. Latter are well off and throw back...

Thank you, Dhiraj R. Radia, for praising my short letters. A literary sage once said: “Writing gets more interesting as it acquires precision, not length.” Alas, I, a retired journalist aged 80, shall be absent for many years from this splendid...

The BBC recently relayed programs titled as above, following the deaths of two young individuals resulted from taking only the few doses of medicine ordered on line.

Unrest in Gujarat is a big blow to P.M.Modi, C.M. Anandiben Patel and BJP. It is sad that angry, frustrated youths of Gujarat supported by their elders are engaged into caste related issue in order to gain economic and other kind of benefits....

With reference to CB Patel’s call for AV readers to raise any issues that could be raised during India’s Prime Minister Modi’s forthcoming UK visit. I would like to raise a practical issue regarding the process for dealing with ancestral property...

I have to say that I have learnt a great deal about myself from your letters page!  Apparently I am disloyal to everyone and I don't understand the feelings of people.  I never knew all that but now I do.  

Reading Gujarati newspapers online, one may understand unrest among Patidar Patel community. It seems, although Patidar is prosperous community, there is significant minority who struggles to make ends meet. They certainly need help and employment....



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