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Leicester violence called for a mature response

The recent violence was triggered by the march of a group of young Hindu boys on Melton Road of Leicester who, reportedly, were shouting slogans like ‘Pakistan Murdabad.’ Video footage of this celebration became viral on social media resulting in stray incidents of violence in the city. The next Saturday again saw another march of Hindu youths on the street with slogans like “Jai Shri Ram,” which, unfortunately is losing its sacred identity and has become a war cry for far-right Hindus.

Charles’ love affair with India

King Charles III, who succeeded Queen Elizabeth II last week, has long been associated with India and is familiar to Indians. With his accession to the British throne, King Charles has also become Head of the Commonwealth, a group of 56 independent countries, including India, representing 2.4 billion people.

An encounter with the Prince

I took this photograph with my box camera.” Prince Charles had a hearty laugh and said: “Oh, we have a blackmailer here!” He told his secretary: “Send him a message” The message from the Prince of Wales was duly received and published in the first brochure brought out by the Mahindra UW.

Tribute to a much-loved monarch

The loss of her beloved husband, Prince Philip, was an immense loss, yet I am most fortunate in having both his and the Queen’s signatures on my CBE certificate. She had been too frail in the last year to attend to various royal duties in person and had to let her eldest son step in to fulfil her tasks and one of them was awarding me the CBE insignia at Windsor Castle, their most beautiful family home in a spectacular ceremony in December 2021.