Sadly 10 years after writing to The Independent the word ‘honour’ is still used to describe brutal murders.
Andy Severn, James Harrison Ray Foulk and I had a dream of an event for book lovers which was free to enter, welcoming of everyone whatever their age or background. I tell the story of how it all began
Undermining the UN is putting the world in great peril. I tried writing to British papers and the BBC on this issue to no avail. I’m grateful to the Madras Courier for publishing this opinion piece by me. If you
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001jkfv This inspirational episode of the Food Programme tells the story of how a photojournalist severely injured in a war zone reinvented himself through cooking. Giles Duley uses food to help transform lives in conflict zones. Food can be
I've been distressed by the fear-mongering in Suella Braverman’s rhetoric with regard to asylum seekers. When the Madras Courier asked me to write on the topic I jumped at the chance. I have pasted the copy below so you don’t
Launch of Food of Love @ the Indian High Commission - the Nehru Centre on 26 April 6:30pm https://www.nehrucentre.org.uk It would be great to see some London friends and acquaintances. Its a free event and you can just
Why did it take 34 years for the police to apologise to the families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster? It’s not because the working families were not intelligent. They were shattered with grief but soon started to organise. Lack
Where are you from? Start the Week: Kenan Malik, Francesca Sobande and Don Paterson discuss upbringing and identity politics with Tom Sutcliffe. Kenan titled his book Not so Black and White but I’d like you to know that Not so
I was privileged to meet Vivienne Westwood when I reviewed exhibitions for the Weekend Magazine of The Oxford Times. I was at the press day for her crowning glory –the retrospective exhibition at the V&A in May 2004. I‘ve just
Endorsements, authenticity and why my books are worth reading. With a small publisher, even one as discerning and capable as Claret Press, a writer struggles to be taken seriously. The endorsements my novels and memoir have received indicate that
We have our first Prime Minister of South Asian ancestry. Rishi Sunak was born and brought up in England but his grandparents came from India and his in-laws live there. Most people in this country know little about India and