Kishwar Desai, asian Page 14

Home » Kishwar Desai

Kishwar Desai, is the chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, which is setting up the Partition Museum at Town Hall, Amritsar.

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion

Of UK's empty streets, Trump Baby balloon & the next big social change

This is not as yet discussed openly in India, but there is an increasing debate and dialogue about it in the UK. I

9 July 2018 3:41 AM IST

Mayor Sadiq Khan called for Londoners to attend a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening in solidarity with the victims and their families. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

An Indian summer in the UK

The evening also saw many other well-known people from India including friends like Pawan Munjal, Suhel Seth and Rajiv...

25 Jun 2018 6:16 AM IST

Opinion

Of UK's 'Jaipur litfest' & 'vintage ball'

One of the highlights was an interaction between Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi with Saif Mahmood on Jan Nisar Akhtar and...

11 Jun 2018 5:12 AM IST

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave after their wedding ceremony at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

On lingering frenzy over royals, and an Anglophile Khushwant

Khushwant Singh's affection for the undivided India in which he was born, was well known.

28 May 2018 5:02 AM IST

Born to be Hanged Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Syeda Hameed, Rupa, Rs 500.

Books

Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto

Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.

20 May 2018 1:45 AM IST

Britains Prince Harry (R) and his US fiancee Meghan Markle leave after attending a memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square in London, on April 23, 2018, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

All eyes on Windsor

Fortunately, unlike Kate Middleton prior to marrying Prince William, Markle has been in the public eye for years.

14 May 2018 5:33 AM IST

Opinion

Of an electric' atmosphere at Indian PM's speech & well-turned-out...

A very important installation for women in front of the mother of all Parliaments! Mahatma Gandhi, would approve!

30 April 2018 12:36 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Of media slandering, CHOGM summit and the escalating Cold War freeze

While PM Theresa May might personally be more popular than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, some uncomfortable questions...

16 April 2018 6:31 AM IST

AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Of Brexit, authors & Cambridge Analytica

The real excitement here is about the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

2 April 2018 3:49 AM IST

Opinion

Of sharing culture' & Russian spies'

The most dangerous threat given by the UK so far is that its team may not attend the football World Cup in Russia.

19 March 2018 6:43 AM IST

She then rushed back to Prince Harrys side, as they continued greeting the crowds. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Of Fab Four & UK's white Holi

Meghan drew applause when she spoke up about the Me Too and Time's Up campaigns and in support of women's empowerment.

5 March 2018 5:05 AM IST

CBI has received two complaints from PNB against billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi and a jewellery company about fraudulent transactions. (Photo: Facebook)

Opinion

Of Golden Man Booker, Oxfam and absconding Nirav Modi

One Indian story that has caught the eye of all media in London has been the Nirav Modi scam.

19 Feb 2018 4:57 AM IST