Lord Rami Ranger Archives

Veeraswamy at 100: The battle to save Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant

by Vikram Sharma | Feb 8, 2026

(February 8, 2026) Like most Indian-origin Londoners, Lord Rami Ranger and Vijay Goel were regulars at Veeraswamy — Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant, approaching its 100th year in April 2026 and a Michelin-starred institution since 2016. Located on Regent Street,...

“He was very fond of ‘desi’ music”: Lord Rami Ranger remembers Gopichand Hinduja as tributes pour in from industrialists

by Vikram Sharma | Nov 11, 2025

(November 11, 2025) According to his friend, Lord Rami Ranger, Gopichand Hinduja was very fond of ‘desi’ music, so much so that every Sunday, he would invite his close circle of Indian friends in the UK to join him via Zoom. Once everyone logged in, the enthusiastic...