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Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma is a freelance journalist covering arts and culture, diasporas and grassroots stories for titles currently including BBC Culture, The Economist, Vice and BBC Radio 4. 

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June 2016

  • Mala, musician

    Mala: the dubstep pioneer who swapped Croydon for Peru

    He helped to shape UK dance music, but now the south London producer is on a new journey. Next stop: Lima

April 2014

  • David Cameron with cannabis leaf

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    Vote blue, smoke green: should the Tories go for the stoner vote?

    A Conservative thinktank suggests that reform of Britain’s drugs policy might appeal to voters. So what does the drugs community think, asks Rahul Verma
  • Tango dancers … Latin American culture deserves more recognition, say campaigners.

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    Will Cornwall's success inspire Latin Americans in their fight for recognition?

    Rahul Verma: Latin Americans in the UK are not currently included in government statistics of ethnic minorities. But campaigners are hoping to change that
  • Enthusiasts Gather For Mass Pot-Smoking Celebration

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    Why thousands of people are going to get high in Hyde Park

    Rahul Verma: This Sunday is ‘420 Day’, an organised protest in favour of cannabis legalisation, when users and campaigners are expected to turn up at the London park in huge numbers for a picnic and a puff on a joint

July 2013

  • Kal Ho Naa Ho … a hip, muscular crowd-pleaser.

    100 years of Indian cinema
    Top 10 Indian cinema soundtracks

    Rahul Verma: As part of our look at a century of Indian cinema, here are some of our all-time favourite classic film soundtracks

June 2011

  • Love, Sex aur Dhokha

    Beyond Bollywood: Indian cinema's new cutting edge

    A new wave of Indian independent film is breaking the all-singing, all-dancing stereotype of Bollywood via low-cost, offbeat movies and edgier subject matter. Rahul Verma reports

August 2008

  • Saltwater roof terrace, Nottingham

    10 best outdoor dancefloors in the UK

    Since the smoking ban, UK punters have embraced outdoor nightlife like never before. So dance beneath the stars at one of these alfresco venues

January 2006

  • How clean is your mind?

    Briefing: Does the automatic increase in the volume of TV ads grate? Maybe you’re peeved by cynical multinational junk-food dealers targeting your children? If you can identify with that, you’re displaying the symptoms of a toxic mental environment.
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