In Conversation with… Shelina Permalloo: BBC Masterchef Winner 2012
When I first started writing for the newspaper here in Mauritius back in 2015, I sat down with le husband and compiled a list of inspiring Mauritian humans that I would like to interview. Shelina Permalloo, the 2012 BBC Masterchef winner, was on that list and...
In Conversation with… Paul Choy: Incredible Photo-Journalist
Paul Choy is a man of many talents but is most well known for his photojournalism – and someone that I am incredibly inspired by in my own work. Anyone will tell you that his work is enriching, moving and beautiful but more impactful for me is the effortless...
In Conversation With… Mademoiselle Nomad
I love coming across inspiring people living conscious, mindful lives which is why upon crossing paths with Béa Chan who runs the slow-travel and slow-living blog Mademoiselle Nomad, I knew I had to meet her for an interview. After quickly establishing a friendship in...
5 Women Who Changed Our World for the Better
Women really are fascinating creatures aren’t they? I guess I’ve only realised this and the true strength and power of women since growing up and becoming one. We are soft enough to be nurturing mothers, yet strong enough to move mountains; we are empathetic enough to...
10 Incredible Women I’m Celebrating this International Women’s Day
I love women. Maybe not in the same way as a red-blooded twenty-two year old male, but I really do. Growing up I guess I didn’t really fully appreciate being a girl. After all, I was born a Pakistani, Muslim female in twentieth century Britain into a working...
Rosa Parks: Sitting Down to Make a Stand
Moving away from social-media-displays-of-affection and pink and red love hearts every which way you look, February is also Black History Month: 28 days devoted to remembering and celebrating the struggles and achievements of black people throughout history, in...
Seema Jaya Sharma: Forever Alive
Nobody wants to die. You see it everywhere, primarily in the beauty industry where anti-ageing creams are in abundance and posters aimed at over 50’s show completely unrealistic expectations of what you could look like when you’re that age. Everybody wants to look...
Sarabjit Parmar: Writing Books, Climbing Mountains
In my humble 26-or-so years of life, I have met and known so many different types of people; from attention seekers to wall flowers, and from go-getters to those full of excuses. As someone that has always been independent, forward-thinking and with a burning fire in...
In Conversation with Aisha Allee
As an artist and as a writer, I find inspiration in everything: from the way a leaf may fall from a tree in the midst of the Autumn months; from the way the sun may hit the ocean waves and glint ever-so-spectacularly; to the way a child may hold out his hand to...
