Articles
A selection of Articles by Nitin Mehta
Intellectual Bankruptcy of some Indian Academics abroad
In 1947 India emerged from centuries of slavery. A civilisation dating back to tens of thousands of years which had mastery over almost every aspect of life that impacted human beings was enslaved and crushed by invading forces. In mathematics, astronomy, medicine, surgery and a host of subjects India led the way. It was to India or Bharat that people came to from all over the world to study.
Professor Stephen Hawkins and the India connection
Sunday Guardian, Mumbai, 1/4/2018 In January 2001 at the age of 59 Stephen Hawkins travelled to India where he gave lectures and visited place of interest. This was not his first visit to India, he had earlier visited in 1959. At the time his parents and siblings had...
The Spirit of India
Indian is like no other country. If you want to understand this planet you are living in you need to see India. This is what I tell my non-Indian friends. Every few years I visit India and wonder if my mantra is some kind of hype I believe in because I have always had...
UK media’s anti India bias all too evident
By Nitin Mehta | 10 September, 2017 London: Ever since India got independence, the British media have painted a negative picture of the country. Indeed, many did not expect India to last long as a nation. There are countries that are failed states, countries which are...
India Is Great!
Criticising India for its many failures has been a favourite subject of many in the UK. I have challenged many intellectuals, social scientists and many of our community members who simply cannot see anything positive in India. As I embarked on my latest trip to...
Compassion in World Farming
Nitin founded the Young Indian Vegetarians Society and is well known for organising high profile campaigns. Nitin is regularly published in the national press. He received an MBE in 1999 for his services to the community and has received the Ahimsa award from the...
Mehta’s book glorifies India and celebrates the real India
Mehta’s book glorifies India and celebrates the real India The Sunday Guardian 4 Dec 2016 (L-R) Nitin Mehta presenting his book to the Indian High Commissioner, Dinesh K. Patnaik in London. London is fortunate to have such an altruist within its Indian diaspora, born...
What has happened to England?
What has happened to England? This little island made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ruled a huge part of the world for centuries and the people of this island produced some of the greatest minds. Some of the greatest thinkers, philosophers,...
Dharmic Faiths Have The Solution To Stop Religious Strife
Dharmic Faiths Have The Solution To Stop Religious Strife Article written 2015 Religions that have their roots in India namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism believe all paths to God are valid and over the centuries this sublime belief has helped avoid...
40 Years Since The Declaration Of State Of Emergency
The former PM of India, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in 197S. In London the newly formed Friends of India Society was organizing protests and campaigning for the restoration of democracy. On Saturday 24 April 1976 an international conference was held at...
A challenge to Professor S.N. Balagangadhara
A challenge to Professor S.N. Balagangadhara Article written 26 November 2014 Balagangadhara is a professor at the University of Ghent in Brussels. He gave a talk with the following title: ‘What Do Indians Need, a History or the Past? A challenge or two to Indian...
Karma and Reincarnation
Written 2014 Karma and Reincarnation Karma and Reincarnation are the core ideas on which religions born in India, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism stand. Most ancient civilisations and cultures believed in reincarnation. Indeed the early Christians also...
Jains and the promotion of vegetarianism and animal welfare in the UK
Jains and the promotion of vegetarianism and animal welfare in the UK There are over 5 million Vegetarians and 50,000 Vegans in the UK. There are tens of thousands of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish people who actively campaign to promote a vegetarian and vegan of...
A plant based vegetarian and vegan diet is crucial for our survival
A plant based vegetarian and vegan diet is crucial for our survival There are 4 very important benefits of a vegetarian diet: Meat consumption is one of the biggest causes of the ecological and environmental damage to the planet. Meat consumption is the biggest cause...
Farmageddon
2014 Farmageddon is an eye opener of a book written by Philip Lymbery Chief executive of Compassion in World Farming and Isabel Okeshott Sunday Times political editor. For two years Philip and Isabel travelled to many parts of the world to study the devastating...
Tony Benn, UK’s Most respected Politician, A Passionate Campaigner for Social Justice and Compassion to Animals Passes Away
Tony Benn Tony Benn, UK's Most respected Politician, A Passionate Campaigner for Social Justice and Compassion to Animals Passes Away Tony Benn passed away on 14th March 2014 aged 86. Tony had been a vegetarian for many years and was present at the Vegetarian rally we...
Krishna Tyagi Challenged
Krishna Tyagi Challenged Written 11 January 2014 Krishna Tyagi's article, ' Ashoka the Great or a Burden of History?' is a compelling piece looking at the History of India and its enslavement by many invading armies. However I disagree with his premise that it is the...
Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi
8th December 2013 Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi The death of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95 has moved people all over the world. The outpouring of grief is similar to the one when Mahatma Gandhi died. It is one of those inexplicable quirks of history that both...
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