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Farrukh Dhondy
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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    Britains Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attends a news conference addressing the governments response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Food or warmth? Tough choices on Hedgie’s watch as...

    “Three pairs of serrated, pointed leaves Out-stretched -- each pair a crucified, angled arm These branches of...

    24 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    In Britain, which has certainly been demographically transformed into a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-faith society in the last 50 years, it has become customary to ask first-generation immigrants where they come from without any malice intended. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Where are you from? UK row erupts on royal racism,...

    “O Bachchoo acknowledge your passion flower Isn’t just the blossom of a dream. And though her fragrant...

    17 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    The next lines of the verse whose first lines words are Christmas is coming are Please put a penny in the old mans hat? If you havent got a penny, a hapenny will do (Representational Image)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of...

    “O Bachchoo, can sin be disguised as virtue, Or virtue wear the purdah of sin? How do you tell if the lie is not...

    10 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    A latest searching statistic in Britain has discovered that fewer than 50 per cent of the population now claim to be Christian (Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in...

    “O Bachchoo let me ask you When push comes to shove, What ultimately is the price of love? It depends, merey...

    3 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, said in an interview that her wedding to Prince Harry of Britain was rejoiced by South Africa as much as Nelson Mandelas release from a near lifetime of imprisonment. (Photo: Instagram)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | When fantasy pretends to be history… Does truth...

    “O Bachchoo this talk of ‘minorities’ Makes human hearts break and blood to freeze What happened to...

    26 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie, Modi and FTA: Why desperate UK needs a...

    “The autumnal breeze assails the trees Soon it will be winter which promises a freeze – The days make us...

    19 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead. British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, that they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why protests matter… and stifling them is...

    “O Bachchoo, what are you weighing in those scales? The might of the right Against the song of the wrong? Will it...

    12 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Rishi Sunak addresses Conservative Party members during a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Are days already numbered for Hedgie Sunak? Third...

    “Beauty is in the mind of the beholder The eye has no capacity to judge Pride doesn’t seem to precede a...

    5 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP))Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | At last! Hedgie enters No. 10… How long will the...

    “Now the trees are shedding leaves It happens year after year The earth awaits, the winds are thieves Stealing...

    29 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party.Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will India trade deal survive Liz Truss’ exit? Can...

    “Only humans laugh Only humans feel grief and shame Oh Saki pass me the full carafe It’s love and wine...

    22 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | As Putin cuts off the gas, Europe looks ahead to a...

    Mr Putin has retaliated by cutting off gas supplies and even sabotaging with leaks his own undersea gas pipeline

    14 Oct 2022 10:20 PM IST

    Very many institutions in Britain have engaged in research to find and expiate connections with and profit in the past from slavery. (AFP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Who’ll atone for slave trade, all the loot?...

    “Clouds don’t cry The rain is not their tears O Bachchoo, you and I Indulge metaphoric fears Heavens...

    8 Oct 2022 1:00 AM IST

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