Harmeet Shah Singh
@HarmeetSS
Former Senior Editor, India Today Group/Ex-CNNer, -PTI, -UNI
What a story! If I had to give it a headline as an editor, I’d call it: When traffic came to a kissing halt in the Pink City: instagram.com/p/DLIBStHTvxz/…
The algorithm’s Coldplay remix: hugs get fired, cheats get crowned. Some random thoughts about how we shame small slips but let big crimes slide: open.substack.com/pub/harmeetsha… #coldplay #coldplayconcert
#Westminster recognises a lifetime of selfless service - Nishkam Sewa. British Sikh MPs’ touching gesture: @TanDhesi @PreetKGillMP @Jas_Athwal @gsjosan
#Bollywood’s #BhaagMilkhaBhaag came when Milkha was alive and moved millions. Can Punjabi cinema, known for its laughs, find the grit to run #FaujaSingh’s race on screen, when the centenarian’s final stride has passed? Some thoughts: ✍️ open.substack.com/pub/harmeetsha…
For anyone who’s ever kept going when it hurt, or found faith on an empty road — a few thoughts on Bhai Fauja Singh: open.substack.com/pub/harmeetsha… #FaujaSingh #marathon #marathoner #humanspirit #runningcommunity #runner
A tribute to Bhai Fauja Singh, a soul who turned each stride into prayer, and left inspiration in the wake... Kirtan audio: Dad, video: UNITED SIKHS (UK)/2012 #FaujaSingh #marathonrunner #runner #UK #Sikh #marathon #tribute
Who knew #London would bring me face to face with a US presidential interpreter from my own school in Rajouri Garden, West Delhi? My #LondonLetter in @thetribunechd: ✍️ tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/… #Trump #Biden #WhiteHouse #GNPSRajouriGarden #WestDelhi @ChawlaGurdeep @jomalhotra
Fuel cut doomed #AIFlight171 from Ahmedabad to London, says prelim report. @aaibgovuk can only nod — protocol keeps it out. Questions hang heavy. My #LondonLetter in @thetribunechd @jomalhotra ✍️ tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/…
We happened to cross paths in London! @ChawlaGurdeep , a fellow alumna of my Guru Nanak Public School in West Delhi, now serving as an interpreter for U.S. Presidents — Trump, Biden, and Obama. What a small world!
The brilliant Shishir Hattangadi @shishhattangadi, who as fmr Mumbai cricket captain writes about the blood, sweat, toil and tears — about life — in his curling prose on India’s brilliant play in England, has a first piece for The Tribune @thetribunechd tribuneindia.com/news/sports/qu…
A quick look ahead to the Lord’s Test starting July 10: from Kapil Dev’s 1983 catch to Shubman Gill, another son of Punjab, now leading India. Generations clash again on this historic ground. Here’s my video take from the Home of Cricket: #indiaenglandtest @jomalhotra
#England-#India Battle At #Cricket’s Home Under the quiet grace of St John’s Wood, Lord’s readies itself for another reckoning. From #KapilDev’s fabled catch to #Bumrah’s fiery spells, its turf has turned moments into legend. Report by @HarmeetSS youtube.com/watch?v=or0mEA…
#SardaarJi3: @diljitdosanjh keeps flying higher. Punjabi cinema barely makes it past check-in. Notes from Screen 12, Cineworld Wandsworth, #London:
#LondonLetter: 'Sardaar Ji 3': #DiljitDosanjh banks on art, #Punjabi cinema on jokes The controversy around Hania Aamir’s casting sparks a buzz across the diaspora, especially among those with roots in West #Punjab @HarmeetSS writes tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/…
‘Hostile state activity takes place on British soil,’ says @Keir_Starmer. My London Letter for @thetribunechd on Britain’s warning of homeland war threats. @jomalhotra #RussianUkrainewar #IranIsraelConflict #China
#LondonLetter: #UK braces for war on home soil as #Russia, #Iran escalate; #China hangs in the balance The response to these rising threats is not merely defensive but a “campaigning approach” ✍️ @HarmeetSS tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/…
When the rhythm of self-confirmation breaks, the ground of spirituality begins to show. ਕਤ ਕੀ ਮਾਈ ਬਾਪੁ ਕਤ ਕੇਰਾ ਕਿਦੂ ਥਾਵਹੁ ਹਮ ਆਏ ॥ ਅਗਨਿ ਬਿੰਬ ਜਲ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਨਿਪਜੇ ਕਾਹੇ ਕੰਮਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥ A voice steps out of inheritance and asks what the inherited cannot answer: open.substack.com/pub/harmeetsha…
While #Sikh education leaders gathered in one hall, coins told older stories in another. On one campus in Birmingham, heritage and vision stood side by side. A #LondonLetter datelined #Birmingham for @thetribunechd. @jomalhotra
#Coins of courage: A #Sikh #history #exhibition in #Birmingham Inside a hall, scholars, spiritual teachers, and educators have come together under the theme "Unpacking Gurmat Education". @HarmeetSS reports tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/…
Trump met a general and grabbed headlines. The UK’s @DavidLammy met governments in a quieter move. My London Letter in @thetribunechd examines what this contrast reveals about South Asian diplomacy. #IndiaPakistan #UKForeignPolicy #SouthAsia #Geostrategy
#LondonLetter: #Trump’s stagecraft, #Britain’s statecraft — #SouthAsia watches both @HarmeetSS reports tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/…
Ever seen the coinage tied to Guru Nanak Sahib’s 20 rupees for Sacha Sauda? Or bounty tokens once placed on #Sikh heads? Watch this lived history from a mini museum of Punjab’s currency (1469–1849) in #Birmingham:
#SikhMonetaryHeritage at #BirminghamExhibition Report by @HarmeetSS
#SikhMonetaryHeritage at #BirminghamExhibition Report by @HarmeetSS
Ever seen the coinage tied to Guru Nanak Sahib’s 20 rupees for Sacha Sauda? Or bounty tokens once placed on #Sikh heads? Watch this lived history from a mini museum of Punjab’s currency (1469–1849) in #Birmingham, now on @thetribunechd: youtu.be/YqsWiu8abFc?si… @jomalhotra
We grieve what we recognise in ourselves. Some thoughts on why stampedes don’t shake us like plane crashes do: open.substack.com/pub/harmeetsha… #planecrash