Mandela wine, Gandhi mugs

by Rashmee

Posted on February 11, 2023 / The Times of India


Just days before the 75th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death, the University of London indulged …

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Our man in Kigali (and Gitega)

by Rashmee

Posted on June 22, 2022


There may be many things to say about the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) …

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The Mahatma’s role in ‘new India’ is not about his message but his brand

by Rashmee

Posted on May 8, 2022


My Gandhi cushion, in the pop art style, was designed in a workshop owned by …

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A Mandela boutique hotel is fine, a Mandela burger is not

by Rashmee

Posted on May 7, 2022


The Nelson Mandela Foundation, which owns the nine-room Sanctuary Mandela boutique hotel in Johannesburg, seems …

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Angola, Zimbabwe, now South Africa? Africa’s new mania for orderly change

by Rashmee

Posted on February 12, 2018


Today’s ANC meeting in South Africa is simply remarkable. It illustrates the mania for orderly …

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Why the ‘Great Man’ theory applies to Trump

by Rashmee

Posted on January 26, 2017 / The National


We do not yet know if Donald Trump will prove to be a good president, …

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One humanity, one justice: Remembering Wembley 1988, on Mandela’s 95th

by Rashmee

Posted on July 18, 2013


It’s hard not to get emotional as one listens, 25 years on, to Mark …

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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