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Kishwar Desai, is the chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, which is setting up the Partition Museum at Town Hall, Amritsar.
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    King of Spices to be dearly missed; Boris really hated the ‘L’...

    Those of us who arrived here and craved Indian food know how much the Patak brand meant for our tastebuds

    1 Feb 2021 7:36 AM IST

    Kishwar Desai | Long lockdown defeats Britons; Spurs’ shot in the arm for soccer fansOpinion
    Kishwar Desai | Long lockdown defeats Britons; Spurs’ shot in the...

    We have vaccinations slowly covering the population but as of now it will be Easter before the over 50s will be covered

    18 Jan 2021 12:50 AM IST

    It was a long complicated Bill but after four-and-a-half years of bickering and three Prime Ministers, Parliament approved the Bill by 11 pm. Then the Queen, as Head of State, signed it near midnight and the UK had legally approved of Brexit (Representational Image: AFP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | UK’s ‘freedom’ at midnight; Queen’s NY honours...

    2020 had one last blow to deliver. Partly responsible was the super-super spreader mutation of Covid-19

    4 Jan 2021 4:32 AM IST

    A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | End in sight to Brexit limbo; Xmas lockdown a big...

    Between A for anxiety, B for Brexit and C for Coronavirus, we may need a new alphabet and a new language to express our...

    21 Dec 2020 9:02 AM IST

    An NHS pharmacy technician simulates the preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, during a staff training session ahead of the vaccines rollout next week, at the Royal Free Hospital in London on December 4. (Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | After vax first, will ‘lucky Boris’ swing Brexit...

    The triumph of UK being first in the world among the ‘vaxxers’ did not go down well with everyone

    7 Dec 2020 8:55 AM IST

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    Kishwar Desai | Anti-Semitism is why Meghnad quit; all hope for...

    On the personal front, it was quite a tumultuous week for us, as my husband, Meghnad Desai, left the Labour Party after...

    22 Nov 2020 9:07 PM IST

    People exercise in Green Park in central London on November 8, 2020 during a second national lockdown designed to contain soaring infections of the novel coronavirus. (AFP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | London Diary

    Locked down yet again, UK knows the rules but likes them less and less

    9 Nov 2020 11:04 AM IST

    A woman wearing a face covering to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past the window of a GAP clothing store just off Oxford Street, in London, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England that will start on Thursday, after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks. (AP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | Why Covid stress affects the young; UK gets ready for...

    Even on the Covid front, situation in UK is getting worse rather than better

    2 Nov 2020 8:43 PM IST

    Pedestrians and shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus, walk in the high street in west London. AFP photoOpinion
    Ill, Boris had a harder time; virus blow to James Bond

    The only constant is that like the scientists, the government is also at a loss

    12 Oct 2020 3:53 PM IST

    A woman rides a scooter past an advertising board outside a closed down branch of STA Travel near Victoria Station in central London. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Kishwar Desai | The latest ruse to meet people; e-cycles are the new...

    How London traffic will cope with bicycles as well as e-cycles remains to be seen

    31 Aug 2020 5:35 PM IST

    Passengers wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 walk through arrivals at St Pancras International station in London on Friday after travelling on a Eurostar train from Paris (AFP)Opinion
    Kishwar Desai | Of staycations and cheap meals: Will Christmas be...

    Just a fortnight ago, people were told to travel abroad to European countries with which the UK had “air bridges”

    18 Aug 2020 6:02 PM IST

    A young Muslim wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus as Muslims gather to pray at Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque, at the start of Eid al-Adha, in London. AP PhotoOpinion
    Kishwar Desai | As COVID-19 returns to UK, holidayers bear the brunt

    Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares

    4 Aug 2020 5:08 PM IST

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