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Tag Archives: Politics
Around The Cuts In 8 Plays: Theatre Uncut Reviewed
Theatre with a political aspect is easy to come by. Theatre with a political aspect that is well written is harder to come by. And theatre with a political message that is well-written, well-acted, well-produced and engaging beyond its message, is a rare thing indeed. Continue reading
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Tagged Arts cuts, Capitalism, Coalition, Economics, Latitude, Meeting Point, Politics, Reclaim, Soho, Spending Cuts, Theatre
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Southall Riots
In the late 70s and early 80s, there were two major civil disturbances that changed race relations for British Indians. Both were in Southall, in reaction to right-wing provocation. A new generation of community leaders and British-born Asians were tired … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged 70s, 80s, BNP, Britain, British, British Asian, British Indian, Culture, Hambrough, Hambrough Tavern, NF, Politics, Racism, Right-wing, Riots, Skinheads, Southall, Thatcher
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5 Indians Who Have Influenced YOUR Life
For much of history, India was one of the most significant nations in the world. Then for a few centuries it became a pawn of another nation, having little impact beyond its importance to its Imperial Masters. In the last … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, India, Sport, Travel
Tagged ahimsa, Backpacker, Backpacking, Beatles, Britain, British, British Asian, British Empire, British Indian, Cameron, Colonialism, Congress, Cricket, Culture, David Cameron, Eat, Eat Pray Love, Gandhi, Hippie, Hippies, Hippy, Independence, India, Indian, Influential, Jinah, Jinna, Jinnah, Licence Raj, Love, Maharishi, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Maharishi Yogi, Mahatma, Mahatma Gandhi, Mahesh, Mahesh Yogi, Manmoham, Manmohan Singh, Mediation, Muslim League, Obama, Pakistan, Partition, Politics, Pray, Rishikesh, Sachin, Sachin Tendulkar, Singh, Sport, Sprituality, swaraj, Tendulkar, TM, Transcendental Meditation, Travel, Yoga, Yogi
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Did the Commonwealth Games Live up to Expectations?
So the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi has finished. What legacy do the Games leave? As I discussed in my last post, the run-up to the Games was mired in controversy, chaos and corruption as buildings were unfinished, bridges collapsed … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, India, Sport, Travel
Tagged 2010, Athletics, British, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games 2010, Commonwealth Games Delhi, Corruption, Politics, Sport, Travel
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Commonwealth Crisis
India is all over the news at the moment as it prepares to host the Commonwealth Games. But not for the right reasons. The Commonwealth Games was first held in 1930. It is a sort of mini-Olympics between a unique … Continue reading
Posted in India, Sport
Tagged 2010, Athletes' Village, Athletics, Britain, British, British Empire, Building, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games 2010, Commonwealth Games Delhi, Corruption, Cricket, Culture, Delhi, Delhi 2010, Games, India, Indian, Politics, Sport, Travel
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Countries, Corruption and Cricket
Last Friday I went to watch England play Pakistan in a One Day International cricket match at the London Oval. This was an interesting match for several reasons. Firstly I’d gone dressed as a sailor. I quickly realised this … Continue reading
Why Don’t ABCDs Care About Their Culture?
When I first arrived in India back in my Gap Year, several linguistic quirks thoroughly amused me. Indians have a trully wonderful command of the English language, using terminology, phrasology and grammatic patterns that have ceased to be regularly used … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, India, Travel
Tagged ABCD, Britain, British, British Asian, British Indian, Culture, Gap Year, India, Indian, Politics, Travel
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Britain and India’s “Very Special Relationship”
David Cameron has spent the last few weeks doing what many of his employers (the British public) have hoped: making blunt statements about Britain’s relationships with countries around the world, in contrast to the previous governments unintelligible spin. The noticeable … Continue reading
Lagaan as allegory
This weekend I watched the classic Bollywood film “Lagaan” for the first time since I went to India. It tells the story of a group of villagers during the time of the British Raj. Humiliated and bullied by their Imperial … Continue reading
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Tagged Bollywood, British, British Empire, Caste, Colonialism, Cricket, Film-making, India, Politics, Raj, Untouchables
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Documentary Promo Finished!
Well, it’s all done. With the help of Julian, Phil and Madz from Running Frog, the documentary promo is finished. Go to: http://vimeo.com/12400732 to watch it. Enjoy, and please leave comments, either here, or on the video page. Ash
Posted in Culture, India, Productions, Sport, Travel
Tagged Backpacker, Backpacking, Bollywood, Britain, British, British Asian Documentary, British Asian Film, British Empire, British Indian, British Indian Film, Caste, Colonialism, Cricket, Culture, Documentary, Film-making, Gap Year, God, Hippie, Hippie Trail, Hippies, Hippy, Home, India, Indian, Indian Documentary, Indian Film, Kama Sutra, Philosophy, Politics, Promo, Promotion, Raj, Religion, Rites, Sprituality, Tantra, Trailer, Travel, Vedic, Yoga
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