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Kishwar Desai
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Kishwar Desai, is the chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, which is setting up the Partition Museum at Town Hall, Amritsar.
    There was some resentment towards such people, particularly in the rural areas that later voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, or Brexit , meaning the British exit from the EU.Opinion
    Christmas at the time of Brexit, as Paris burns

    his is certainly not either a peaceful or a jolly season, but for the world of commerce, the cash registers are the gods...

    10 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

    Brig. Reginald Dyer (1864-1927).Books
    Martial law & Dyer's raj of terror: Amritsar 1919

    On the evening of 14 April, the attempt to terrorise the residents of Amritsar continued with the arrival of Dyer at the...

    30 Nov 2018 1:00 AM IST

    Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali Al-KhalifaOpinion
    A Gulf Sheikh's brush with Bollywood

    As we go into a seriously cold spell there will be a huge warmth of welcome for the new Indian high commissioner, Ruchi...

    26 Nov 2018 12:55 AM IST

    British troops on the march during Mesopotamian campaign in World War I (Photo: File)Opinion
    At last, in UK, India's World War I heroes get the honour they deserve

    The money raised from the sale of these special commemorative flowers goes towards the welfare of soldiers.

    12 Nov 2018 5:30 AM IST

    Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)Opinion
    Pickpockets in London's subway

    This may be the time for all oppressed women and men working for MPs to come together and collectively fight the...

    29 Oct 2018 12:05 AM IST

    Meanwhile, there has been a lot of discussion on the #MeToo movement in India and it is about time women got together and fought for their own rights. No one can wait for all good men to step forward and help with benevolent patriarchy.Opinion
    Of royal weddings, India's #MeToo and a memorial for Wodehouse

    Rape crisis centres will be opened, all through this private initiative.

    15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM IST

    Paul McCartneyOpinion
    Let's ask for the Kohinoor again!

    Paul McCartney's book will be much more fun as this grand dad rightly called Grandude , can really rock and roll.

    1 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

    Shah Rukh Khan at India-UK Business Summit.Opinion
    Of trendsetters, colourful Boris, Brexit and Shah Rukh Khan

    The big piece of theatre remains Brexit and Boris.

    17 Sept 2018 1:31 AM IST

    Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Of Notting Hill Carnival & Rahul's visit to the UK

    Bodyguard is a serial about a woman home secretary plotting her rise to the top job with her bodyguard at her beck and...

    3 Sept 2018 12:05 AM IST

    Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Of Enid Blyton and misguided people

    Though her real life was far removed from the dream world of books she helped so many children to enter.

    20 Aug 2018 5:32 AM IST

    Britain is now gearing up for Prince Harrys wedding to actress Meghan Markle (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    The price of being a princess

    The good thing is that Meghan Markle seems to dismiss much of this criticism with a cheery smile.

    6 Aug 2018 12:26 AM IST

    Rudyard Kipling (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the...

    When the poem If was painting over, we were reminded of what Kipling actually stood for.

    23 July 2018 12:27 AM IST

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