Diversity or tokenism? How to view Liz Truss’s cabinet?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 8, 2022
Many are asking if new British prime minister Liz Truss’s new cabinet is as …
Read MoreIs the Truss cabinet’s visual diversity any more than just that?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 7, 2022
To all those sincere campaigners for diversity, is visual diversity enough? Is it a sign …
Read MoreHow harissa, turban-shaped salt cellar and a matka can evoke a whole culture
by Rashmee
Posted on September 5, 2022
Three airline meal trays, three cultures, instant messaging. Destination marketing and country marketing are …
Read MoreCultural resonance in three airline meal trays
by Rashmee
Posted on September 4, 2022
Take a quick look at these items served up on three airline meal trays. Each …
Read More‘Kala Chashma’ and I-pop
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2022
By now, everyone knows the story of ‘Kala Chashma’, the song that emerged from Punjab …
Read MoreClimate action is now officially on India’s mind
by Rashmee
Posted on September 2, 2022
Parts of New Delhi bear graffiti that’s clearly officially approved. “Net zero,” it reads, a …
Read More‘Narendra Modi’s political good fortune’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 1, 2022
India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi is blessed. He rules the world’s largest democracy …
Read MoreNizamuddin is in the here and now but there are flashes of a time that should have passed
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2022
Every time we are in the Indian capital Delhi, we head for Nizamuddin. Not the …
Read MoreThe real meaning of ‘Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ’ in the public space in BJP-ruled India
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2022
I feel there is a need for a codicil to my earlier blog on public …
Read More‘Chinjabi’ chow mein and other Delhi delicacies
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2022
The kindness of our friends in the Indian capital has meant we have been treated …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK