What happened in Leicester?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2022 / The New European
A shocking outbreak of violence shows that a multicultural society is open to radical ideas …
Read MoreOdd that Suella Braverman, one of Britain’s two Cruella de Vil figures, backed Rishi Sunak
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2022
It’s hard to believe that Suella Braverman, one of the two Cruella de Vil …
Read MorePM of the Uneasy Kingdom: Liz Truss’s boosterism won’t help a Britain that matters less globally & is crisis-hit at home
by Rashmee
Posted on September 25, 2022 / The Times of India
This remains hideously relevant despite being originally published a couple weeks ago, when Liz Truss …
Read More‘Royal Family’, the 1969 documentary you aren’t meant to see, has some real gems
by Rashmee
Posted on September 12, 2022
Royalist or not, you might want to watch ‘Royal Family’, a 53-year-old documentary …
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth had a Merchant Ivory-standard, Raj-era Britishness
by Rashmee
Posted on September 9, 2022
The morning after the Queen’s death, I woke to find a WhatsApp message from a …
Read MorePM of the Uneasy Kingdom: Liz Truss’s boosterism won’t help a Britain that matters less globally & is crisis-hit at home
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2022 / The Times of India
Britain has a new girlboss, Liz Truss, but the country’s new, always Insta-ready prime minister …
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 …
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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