2007 A Year in review

Dec 31, 2007 by

Another year had gone by so I wondered about what I had been writing about since January 2007. In January I wrote about how different...

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Does Social Networking work?

Dec 18, 2007 by

A few years ago I was invited to a Business Exchange type of networking event – an event where there is hope that a lot of...

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The future of Televison

Dec 7, 2007 by

One of the great things about the Internet is the way it has dramatically facilitated greater creativity and innovation. Once somebody...

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Enjoy the mix of accents and l...

Dec 3, 2007 by

When you hear musicians talking about their country of origins with impoliteness about its cultural make-up you have to consider that...

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Bollywood Dreams

Nov 27, 2007 by

Yesterday I was at apparently the UK’s highest grossing Bollywood cinema. No, not exclusively / dedicated to showing Bollywood...

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Rev Jesse Jackson and The Rain...

Nov 20, 2007 by

Wow! What a week it was last week. I had a call late Thursday to interview Reverend Jesse Jackson. Mono: Audio clip: Adobe Flash...

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Sikhs Celebrate Diwali because...

Nov 9, 2007 by

What a wonderful time of year we have now embarked upon. In the UK and for many in the Northern Hemisphere we will obviously have to...

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Bullying on TV

Nov 6, 2007 by

I’ve written about the appalling behaviour of some people on TV in the past. For example, Dragons Den. Recently I considered how...

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Roots Remembered

Oct 23, 2007 by

The statement alone suggests that the programme first aired in the mid 1970s should be remembered as a one off! Yes it was 30 years...

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Global climate change options

Oct 22, 2007 by

I came across this compelling video to help us understand: Global Climate Change, in the context of choosing the right options for the...

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Good Morning Sunday – Radio 2...

Oct 14, 2007 by

Here are some notes I made for in preparation to being interviewed by Aled Jones. o    Now I know lots of people are familiar with...

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1st Smooth Groovers Gig

Oct 12, 2007 by

As you may know, I with a friend, The Professor run the Smooth Groover Review Licensed Podcast. We’re holding an event on 21st...

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Are today’s global brands the ...

Oct 9, 2007 by

In August I had a chance to visit Malaysia and Singapore, both different but neighbours . I remember visiting Singapore, probably many...

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Great to see MrSikhnet on TV

Oct 8, 2007 by

Wonderful to see my friend GSK on TV… Popularity: 14% [?]

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Apathy wins the day

Oct 2, 2007 by

A few weeks back Gordon Brown (UK Prime Minister) was asked if company directors and the ‘City’, the latter in terms of...

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Michael Wood’s The story...

Sep 25, 2007 by

One of the most annoying things to watch on TV is the way that some documentaries, especially historical programmes attempt to skim...

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Facebook Fever

Sep 11, 2007 by

Its seems that the whole world is now on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) and literally, pardon the pun (!) every time I pick-up a...

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Documenting our heritage

Sep 4, 2007 by

I’ve just returned from what could be described as island hops between Singapore and Malaysia. The trip was lasted two weeks and for...

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Implications of VC2

Aug 27, 2007 by

It was interesting to see a recent announcement of Independent Television’s (ITV) new Upload Now service. The service has been...

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60 years on a Nation divided –...

Aug 19, 2007 by

On Wednesday night as is a ritual, amongst most decent folk, in the office I was bid farewell by a colleague who also said, ‘I’m...

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60 years on a nation divided

Aug 13, 2007 by

60 years ago a nation was torn apart and I wonder if there will ever be a point in time if they could reconcile? Probably not, as the...

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The power of technology

Aug 7, 2007 by

It has been one of those action packed weeks. On Wednesday 1st August I gave a lecture at the Sikh Camp in Chigwell (Guru Gobind Singh...

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Charity Bike Ride 2007

Jul 31, 2007 by

Organised by Sikh Arts and Cultural Association – SACA, this year the ride celebrated its 18th year in succession. Enjoy the...

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The need to change racist atti...

Jul 26, 2007 by

I was in a Mc Donalds fast food outlet positioned in a squashed corner of their seating arrangement. The table for four behind me was...

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