Say NO to Nuclear

Nov 29, 2005 by

There appears to be a sudden resurgence of thinking around Nuclear Power. The concept now being introduced is that it could help to...

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Communicate to congregate for ...

Nov 9, 2005 by

The other day I stood at the entrance of a giant Supermarket. For some reason the whole store had been refitted to show ‘strength...

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Freedom to spend

Dec 13, 2004 by

At this time of year, the streets are lined with Christmas decorations, coloured lights and illuminated fir trees. The atmosphere...

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Turning off hate?

Dec 7, 2004 by

This week, it has now been a year since I started writing a weekly column for the Sikh Times. I’d like to thank the team for their...

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ID Cards : Need Vs Want

Nov 24, 2004 by

I recently saw the ‘strap line’ (advertising phraseology for catchy marketing line / pitch) ‘Need Vs Want’. The hoarding...

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Is a Band-Aid enough ?

Nov 8, 2004 by

Ethiopia 1984 In the spring of 1984, the ugly face of famine unveiled itself. Almost seven million people were threatened by severe...

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What is fair trade?

Oct 22, 2004 by

On Friday 24 September the Fair-trade Foundation won the Charity of the Year award at the Fifth Annual UK Charity Awards ceremony....

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Finding Peace

Oct 22, 2004 by

Recently on BBC (UK) Radio 4 I heard an Israeli spokesperson repeatedly justified his country’s claim to defend itself against Hamas....

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Bollywood Always Betrays

Oct 22, 2004 by

What kind of film can we make that will attract the masses, yield entertainment and generate cash? Shall we go for the fusion...

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2005 will be 20 years since Ba...

Oct 5, 2004 by

Twenty years on from the 1984 famine, chronic poverty is still widespread in Ethiopia and will continue to rob children of their...

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Reality Bites hard

Sep 27, 2004 by

How clean is your house? House Doctor. Get a new life. Big Brother. X-Factor. Pop Idol. Fame Academy. Changing Rooms…. The public...

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Everybody needs good neighbour...

Sep 27, 2004 by

‘Top of the morning to you.’ Its going to be a nice day today’. ‘Look’s like the weather’s going to be a bit mild today’. These...

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50 years later

Sep 19, 2004 by

Just imagine a time when the UK and US were predominately missing our Asian presence. It wasn’t just the Windrush boat that...

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September 11 Fallout

Sep 7, 2004 by

On the 4th anniversary of September 11th further shocking news has been revealed. Some say that carcinogens that spewed out from the...

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End of the innocence

Sep 5, 2004 by

What are they thinking? How deep is there emotion? Do they have any emotions? Are they in ‘it’ for revenge or do they view themselves...

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Striking at the heart of hate

Aug 20, 2004 by

There are many stress based situations one can find oneself in. As we grow up we may have to deal with a lot of what I call ‘violent...

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Olympic ideal

Aug 20, 2004 by

Apparently the Olympic committee do raise funds to help promote sport in developing countries. This is great news!In addition, the...

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Connect to Unify = UN1TY

Aug 11, 2004 by

The word unity has a number of definitions: The state or quality of being one; singleness. The state or quality of being in accord;...

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Not in my face

Jul 19, 2004 by

One the things that I feel strongly about are the awful right that all smokers believe that they have to simply light-up and smoke in...

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15th ride from Birmingham to L...

Jul 15, 2004 by

This years Sikh Arts & Cultural Association (SACA) annual Birmingham to London has attracted over 350 riders from around the UK...

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Commuter Friends on the train ...

Jul 7, 2004 by

I recently heard of a charming story regarding the building of relationships… A few weeks back I happened to ‘bump into’ the same...

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Six a song

Jun 29, 2004 by

Its interesting that the recent Black Eyed Peas record entitled ‘Where is the love’ stayed at number one for quiet a few weeks. Was...

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Football crazy ? Who are the r...

Jun 21, 2004 by

With flags waving from passenger car windows, fever pitch is with us again during the Euro2004 campaign. However, ever wondered how...

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Does G8 = Jee ate

Jun 15, 2004 by

Ever wondered what it would be like to attend the G8 summit. Just imagine being a fly on the wall in one of the conference rooms where...

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