Letters
Some of the Letters I have publishedArundhati Roy criticises ‘authoritarian’ Narendra Modi for reversing India’s progress.
The above named article appeared on (5/5/2022) in the Times, written by Amrita Dhillon. As usual Arundhati spews anti-Modi anti India nonsense. The following is my reply published in the Comments page of the Times. Arundhati has a pathological hatred of Hindus. One of...
Boris Johnson is a patsy for populist leaders – as his India visit shows: Mukul Kesavan
Mukul Kesavan Mukul Kesavan who teaches History at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi has written an article titled, ' Boris Johnson is a patsy for populist leaders – as his India visit shows' in today's Guardian 26 April 2022. He accuses Boris Johnson of...
Letter sent to Sunny Hundial!
Sunny Hundal in his article on Boris Johnson's visit to India(Boris Johnson's trip to India won't work, 21/4/) is a crude example of lazy journalism. Sunny assumes that Boris has gone to India to get Modi to sign up to the Western anti-Russia alliance. Boris has...
Getting to the bottom of Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Letter published in the Asian Voice Alpesh Patel's article in the Asian Voice( 19 March) on Russia-Ukraine conflict blaming India for sitting on the fence is disingenuous. Let us first look at the genesis of this conflict. As an emerging Gas supplying nation Russia...
What makes Indian vegetarians different from Westerners who have given up meat? Article published in the Scroll.in , April 2022
What makes Indian vegetarians different from Westerners who have given up meat? Article published in the Scroll.in , April 2022This is a biased article and the names of the two authors Aseem Hasnain and Abhilasha Srivastava. While the article draws a fairly accurate...
Letter emailed to Claudia Webb MP for Leicester East.
Letter emailed to Claudia Webb MP for Leicester East.Dear Claudia WebbYour letter dated 15 March 2022 to Liz Trust, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will not be taken seriously. This is because you have no idea of the safeguards assured for minorities in India....
Personality cult of PM Modi grows says the TIMES
In the Times (2/2/2022) Amrit Dhilon has written an article with the heading: 'Narendra Modi has traces of God in him says a BJP Minister as the personality cult grows'. There is an attempt to deify Modi according to her. She further says that there has been a long...
India bans foreign funds coming into Mother Theresa’s Charity
In today's Times(28 December 2021) there is a story of the Indian Government blocking the foreign funds coming into Mother Theresa's CharityIn the comments column the usual Modi and BJP bashing started. Both were called extremist Hindus. My following comments were...
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Indian chiefs are riding high in Silicon Valley. A report by Danny Fortson in the Times dated Saturday 4 December describes how Indian origin technicians are making big waves in California's Silicone Valley. My comments were published in the paper. Born in Rajasthan,...
A rare positive article on India in the Times
In a rare positive story on India, Emma Powell talks about the lead the country has over China in the emerging market. Asoka Equity is the star performer according to the author. India with a young population has a clear advantage over China and India is a free...
Letter Published in the Independent 4 December 2
Dear Editor The harrowing cruelty inflicted on pigs as reported in the Independent(3 December) is soul destroying. Despite their promises of adhering to strict animal welfare standards the supermarkets like Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Asda continue dealing with...
.Letter to Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor in today's Independent(29 November 2021) gloats at the reversal of the Farm laws by the Modi government. At the same time he regrets that the reversal of farm laws will scupper the need for much needed farm reforms. This is the problem with politicians...
Nigella Lawson on rejecting Veganism
Around 80 billion animals are raised for meat every year.Add on that 9 billion humans and this planet is just not big enough to sustain these numbers. Animals do not grow on thin air. They need food and water. Almost 40% of world's fresh water resources is used up for...
Comment published in the Times
In the Times dated 21 Oct.2021 a guy called Harry Wallop talks about eating ecologicallysustainable meat mainly wild game meat. He recommends Venison, RabbitHare, Pigeon, Grey Squirrel and white meat namely chicken and turkey. There ismention of a farmer practicing,...
On 11 October 2021 the Times published an article by Gandhi from their archives dated October 11 1921. The following comment was published on October 12.
It was the wealth and prosperity of India that brought so many invaders to its doors. 800 years of Mughal rule and 200 years of British rule had reduced India to abject poverty and psychologically crippled. Gandhi had the massive job of mobilizing the masses and...
Amrit Dhillon in the Times UK on 15 October and my comment published below.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son ‘persecuted’ in crusade against Bollywood. Drugs arrest is part of campaign to tarnish powerful film industry by Modi government, say critics My Comment The Bollywood industry is sinking under drug abuse. This is impacting the youth of the...
Defending Home Secretary Priti Patel
On 5 October the Times published a lot of negative comments on Priti Patel the Home Secretary. There is a ridiculous cartoon also featuring PM Modi and Priti Patel Here is my comment they have published : It is certainly making some people very uncomfortable to see...
Dismantling Global Hindutva! Letter NOT published by the Guardian!
Dear EditorHannah Ellis-Petersen's take on the proposed conference called, 'Dismantling Global Hindutva'(the Guardian) is disingenuous. The title of the conference has sent shock waves to adherents of the Hindu faith. The title is sinister and threatening. What have...