Aug 15The Question — a Partition story inspired by true events.An empire is toppling. Years of brutal oppression, divide-and-rule, are culminating in terror and a tragedy of biblical proportions. Param Singh mounts his horse. Looping the reins across a wrist, he turns and bends down to lift his little daughter from his wife’s hands, the child’s arms and legs already waving with excitement, loving these rides with her father. Placing her securely in front of him, he waits as…Partition Of India30 min readPartition Of India30 min read
Jul 14#WeRememberSome are strangled, some are suffocated, and some are taken abroad and killed On July 14 th we remember Britain’s lost women #DayOfMemory. Those who have died in so-called honour killings. This Day of Memory is held on the birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, a young British-Pakistani girl, who was murdered…Honour Killing7 min readHonour Killing7 min read
Jul 31, 2022Wisdom and Weighing Scales“ To be, or not to be: that is the question:” must be one of the most famous lines in the world, known by young and old, encapsulating the nature of dilemma, the weighing of imperfect solutions and consequences. Decision-making falls upon us all at some time or the other…The Human Condition6 min readThe Human Condition6 min read
May 28, 2022Hunger, Scarcity and AbundanceWhy do we tolerate hunger in the world? In a world where we have war, plague, school shootings, more doom and gloom scenarios than we can comprehend, it’s no longer just a preacher on the high street threatening apocalypse, but many an expert and pundit. Food insecurity has raised its…World Hunger6 min readWorld Hunger6 min read
Apr 23, 2022Blood and MurderA review of The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad, a gripping crime novel, delivering literary excellence. I don’t normally write book reviews, although some of my recent posts certainly belie that assertion. Lol. In my defence I can proudly say, all the books reviewed were written by women…Crime Fiction6 min readCrime Fiction6 min read
Apr 1, 2022We, The Barbarians…Putin may have gone where angels fear to tread and Will Smith may have starred in his own mini-action movie, but violence is as pervasive as oxygen on planet Earth. In a week when Vladimir Putin rained down missiles on Ukrainian cities, a Hollywood star mounted the stage at the…Ukraine7 min readUkraine7 min read
Jan 31, 2022Beware: Theft-in-ProgressA stealthy coup in the heart of the west. Location: Britain Forget partygate, Sue Gray’s report (not that I demean its seriousness) or the calls for Johnson’s resignation (not that I approve of law-breaking) but none of these events will change the direction of travel for Britain; the co-ordinates have…Britain8 min readBritain8 min read
Dec 31, 2021Vaccines and Big Fat CatsWolves needed to go after fat cats of the Big Pharma type If there was a God in the sky looking down on the human race, at its wars, enmity, injustice, hunger and homelessness, to name but a few of the torments being ruthlessly propagated on the third rock from…Vaccines8 min readVaccines8 min read
Oct 31, 2021Assassination, Partition and Identity‘Schools don’t teach us about Indian history or Independence,’ complain thousands in the Indian Diaspora. All those keen to learn more about their historical and social inheritance, should immediately get themselves a copy of the recently published book Exhumation, subtitled The Life and Death of Madan Lal Dhingra, and written…Indian Diaspora7 min readIndian Diaspora7 min read
Sep 23, 2021Caste: In the United States of AmericaCaste: In the United States of America In 1944, as WW11 raged across continents, the school district in Columbus, Ohio, held an essay competition, challenging students to address the question “What to do with Hitler after the War?” A sixteen-year-old African-American girl, thought long and hard about the question. …Slavery7 min readSlavery7 min read
