Sadly inspired by the images of a 3 year old migrant child drowned, washed up and lying face down on a shore in Turkey. Alongside retrievers found the body of the child’s brother – together with a burst plastic boat. Who… Read More ›
Pause for thought
BBC One show mocks India – disgraceful
I was so appalled with the attitude portrayed by the one show today.They sent 2 reporters to Mumbai to talk about the rail service there as part of BBC 2’s India week. The report was mocking in terms of boarder… Read More ›
Remembering Hiroshima 70 years on
Here is a poem I wrote today as we remember the dropping of nuclear bombs over Japan 70 years ago. The image shows the commemoration ceremony. The event emphasised the need to decommission the weapons we are still pointing at each… Read More ›
Making Friends with Pain !?
OK, an unusual title for a post but one that I’ve been contemplating for the last 2 weeks. The title of this piece is based on a secondary school assembly I attended back in the day! These assemblies would be… Read More ›
BBC Pause for Thought – Olympics 2012 – UK Communities and volunteering
The forth of this week’s pause for thought on BBC Radio 2 covers Communities working towards 2012 Olympics in London. Today’s broadcast can be heard by clicking on the play button below: [audio:http://www.saviarora.com/Audio/pft7thJan2010.mp3%5D Or, click here to download. Transcript from… Read More ›