The English language is full of loan words from Hindi and other languages from the Indian sub-continent. Shampoo, Veranda, Bungalow, Pyjamas, Bangle, Dinghy, Dungaree, Thug. Anyone who has Indian relatives will have this pointed out to them regularly.  One of the most commonly used Hindi loan words in English is loot.   Derived from… Read More Loot, Boot and Nigel Farage. Britain in India.

I’m not a massive fan of Jeremy Corbyn. People who know me won’t be surprised by that, as I haven’t taken any steps at all to hide my lack of enthusiasm for him. I do however know lots of people, very nice people, who do think very highly of him, and who often share things… Read More India, Prizes, Corbyn and the Illuminati