Brexit & Britain’s Curry Houses
byBritain’s Curry houses employ more people than shipbuilding, steel, & coal industries. Why are they on the decline?
Opinion
On Mixed-Race Relationships
byEach one of us is genetically unique and more mixed than we know, or would like to admit.
Charlotte Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Britain’s First Black Queen?
byIs Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding the most prominent mixed-race marriages in the crown’s recent history?
Of Coconuts, Bananas, and Twinkies
byCoconut, Banana, and Twinkie are racial slurs – slang terms for those who are from a ‘third culture.’
On Walking
byCould bad walking tell us about Regan, Tony Blair, and why the Iraq war went so badly wrong?
India, Iran & The Nuclear Deal
byCan Modi maintain his delicate balancing act between India, Israel, and Iran? Will his pragmatic multilateralism work?
India Has Too Many Cults Of Personality
byThere is one thing that Gandhi, Nehru, Indira, and Modi have in common – a cult-like, larger than life personality.
The Historic Roots of Xenophobia in India
byMany aspects of xenophobia, discrimination on the basis of caste, colour and creed, existed in India for centuries.
On Britain’s Royal Baby & India’s Global Gene Pool
byBritain’s royal baby has Gujarati ancestry; India’s diversity is the product of shared genetics of much of the world.
What’s In A Name?
byIn India, a beach is named after Saddam Hussein, even as some outrage of roads named after the Mughal Emperors who built them.
The Anatomy of Swearing
byThe history of profanity tells a fascinating tale of psychology, necessity and irreverence.
One Country, Many Names: ‘India, That is Bharat’
byIndia is known by many names – Jambudweepa, Al-Hind, Hindustan, Tenjiku, Aryavarta, and Bharat. One country, many names.
How The Arms Trade Is Influencing Foreign Policy
byThe five permanent members of the UN Security Council collectively sell over 70 percent of the arms in the world.
Why Were India’s Revolutionaries Mostly Foreign-Grown?
byIn the Rann of Kutch, a British style student hostel pays homage to the Indian revolutionaries who emerged in London.
How Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution Applies to Religion, Art & Science
byProfessor Simon Altmann connects the dots between science, art, religion, Plato, Darwin, and his theory of evolution.