DeMockrazy: Stomach-achingly funny book launch
Dr Shashi Tharoor finds author Avay Shukla’s new book "Trenchant & witty". The book titled “PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo: Babus, Mantris & Netas (Un) Making Our Nation”, was launched by Dr Tharoor on Monday, August 31 who is the Member of the Indian Parliament, and author of 19 best-selling books. The virtual launch included Prabhu Guptara, Publisher, Pippa Rann Books & Media, Sharmila Livingston, Composer, Musician, and Conducto, Chairman: Meera Khanna, Trustee, Guild of Service and Chief Guest: Dr V. Mohini Giri.
Have your say on City landmarks with historic links to racism and slavery
People are being asked to give their views on statues, street and building names and other landmarks in the City of London with historic links to slavery and racism in all its forms. On September 1, The City of London Corporation launched a three-month consultative exercise asking people which landmarks they think are a problem and what action they would like to see taken. The survey is being promoted by the City Corporation’s Tackling Racism Taskforce, set up in June with the aim of considering what action the organisation can take to tackle racism in all its forms. It comes as organisations across London and the UK review the cultural legacy of slavery and colonialism in the light of the Black Lives Matter movement. During the exercise, people can give their views online and by post on landmarks and historic items such as plaques, statues and street names in the City of London and on City of London Corporation sites outside the Square Mile. The City Corporation is seeking the views of City residents, workers, students, visitors, and the general public. It is also asking other stakeholders including City firms, cultural institutions and political bodies across the capital and nationally to take part.
