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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."
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    Farrukh Dhondy | Troubles piling up for Hedgie: ‘Non-dom’ wife,...

    There exists a perfectly legal way of evading tax on one’s income from abroad by declaring that one is a -'non-dom-'...

    15 April 2022 11:21 PM IST

    Channel 4 headquarters, London (Wikipedia)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Bid to ‘privatise’ UK’s Channel 4 puts free...

    Channel 4 avidly and rapidly established itself as the voice of critical, even impertinent, free speech

    9 April 2022 7:28 AM IST

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    Farrukh Dhondy | On theocracy, secularism, and new truths about the...

    Did Jinnah actually foresee the possibility of India’s pronounced secular democracy turning into a not-so-secular,...

    1 April 2022 11:27 PM IST

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Bureaucracy in UK, EU & India: Putin’s war to...

    Putin’s criminal war has caused the largest refugee crisis Europe has known since the Second World War

    26 March 2022 12:06 AM IST

    A Venue from Jaipur Literary Festival. (Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Ordeal to enter India; and ways to avoid writers at...

    A very pleasant and talkative driver drove me through the several traffic jams and road-work hold-ups in six hours to...

    21 March 2022 12:41 AM IST

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    Farrukh Dhondy | There’s a price for supporting democracy: Are we...

    Not buying Russian gas and oil may cause serious problems there. But then, supporting democracy, even nascent ones,...

    12 March 2022 1:23 AM IST

    ‘Racism warning’ for Shakespeare, Hemingway: Is it tip of the iceberg?Opinion
    ‘Racism warning’ for Shakespeare, Hemingway: Is it tip of the...

    In my critical understanding there is woke, and there is what has to be labelled -'Jwoke-'!

    4 March 2022 11:55 PM IST

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    Uncle Tom games: Can Gojo take on Czar’s brigade as Uglii, Hedgie...

    I am engaged in writing a book with the mildly derivate title -'Uncle Tom’s Cabinet-'

    26 Feb 2022 7:13 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | New UK crisis: Chicken tikka masala at risk as prices...

    Of course, one should be concerned about the thousands of jobs that will be lost if a sizeable number of restaurants...

    18 Feb 2022 11:40 PM IST

    Kohinoor diamond. (DC file photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | The Kohinoor for Camilla? It’s high time it is back...

    It is possible that Prince Charles, being the fair-minded bloke he is, decides to persuade Camilla to repatriate the...

    12 Feb 2022 12:23 AM IST

    In this file photo taken on November 10, 2020 Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) and Martin Reynolds, the Prime Ministers Principal Private Secretary (L), arrive back at Downing Street. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | No. 10 parties: BoJo is trying desperately to fend...

    BoJo survives but the nails are being steadily banged into the coffin

    5 Feb 2022 12:12 AM IST

    Jamie Oliver is a famous chef and writes recipe books. Jamie launched a ready-meal packet called Punchy Jerk Rice. (Photo: Facebook)Opinion
    Of food ‘fatwiks’ & ‘jerky’ dishes: What’s ‘cultural...

    Some time ago, Jamie launched a ready-meal packet called Punchy Jerk Rice

    28 Jan 2022 11:00 PM IST

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