The Beatles in India

by | Nov 14, 2021 | Articles, Uncategorised

Published in the Diwali Issue of Gujarat Samachar/ Asian Voice, 2021. The Beatles in India.After two devastating World Wars Britain entered an optimistic era in the 1960’s. The wartime hardships were coming to an end. Food rationing had been phased out and...

Ramesh Patel-‘Premormi’

by | Oct 23, 2021 | Articles, Uncategorised

Rameshbhai Patel ‘Premormi’ (A special thank you to Jagdishbha Patel, Rameshbhai’s brother for providing me with the CV of Rameshbhai which has been meticulously put together). One of the greatest Gujarati’s in London as well as the whole of...

An article appeared in the Guardian on 9 September 2021 calling for Western type animal factory farms in Uganda. It was written by Ugandan small time farmer Emma Muserwa and US child nutrition specialist Lora Lannotti. Here is my response:

by | Sep 12, 2021 | Articles, Uncategorised

Dear Emma and LoraI am surprised that you are recommending European style factory farming in Uganda. Uganda has one of the most fertile soils and it produces an abundance of nutritious crops to fight the problem of malnutrition. Young children need more calories than...

The Pew Research Trust

by | Aug 7, 2021 | Articles, Uncategorised

A major survey by Pew Research Trust on India has published a report a few days ago: Religion in India, Segregation and Tolerance’It is written in a seemingly unbiased way but a closer study shows it is trying to highlight what it calls the Hindu Nationalist...

Common Ancestry is Irrelevant!

by | Jul 25, 2021 | Articles, Uncategorised

We often take comfort in the idea that ancestry of all in the Indian subcontinent is Hindu. Yet the History is replete with the descendants of a country, religion or ideology who completely disown their forefathers. 500 years ago Ireland had a rich Celtic culture and...

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