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

In the last issue, under Political SketchBook, Alpesh pleads in a letter to Modi for a Constitutional amendment to have the name of India changed to Bharat. It was also proposed by him in an earlier column.

Interesting to see that several politicians baying for prime minister Theresa May to quit suddenly changed their tune when she did and grudgingly paid her compliments instead. How two-faced can one get!

Three State Election wins and two National Election wins, all with unambiguous majorities can only be termed as a phenomenal democratic franchise most politicians can only dream of. The man has been chastised by the chattering classes and his...

Congratulations to Narendra Modi for being re-elected as prime minister of India. He is today's most popular prime minister. He was born in Vadnagar in Gujarat. At present there is not a single person in Gujarat and in India who does not respect Modi....

My letter to the Editor of Financial Times of May 5, 2014 one week before the elections, “Modi is the change that most Indians would like to see” is as relevant today as it was then. Prime Minister Modi and his party won a resounding victory...

Eid-ul-Fitr is a very important day for the Muslim community as this day marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan. During Ramazan, Muslims all over the world keep fasting from dawn till dusk, as a mark of piety to Allah and teachings of the...

Finally the Brexit crisis is taking a dramatic turn with the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May. Will it make a big difference by getting a new prime minister? It will be like putting old wine in a new bottle. The wine (issue) will remain...

It seems Britain is becoming a materialistic society beyond belief. Each and every business tries to squeeze money out of their loyal customers in any way they can and banks who jointly make billions in profit are no exception, the five biggest...



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