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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 | Why diversity is critical to being British

    Very many institutions in Britain have adopted what they call a policy of 'diversity'

    25 Sept 2021 6:51 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his controversial plan to override sections of the Brexit deal that he negotiated with the European Union, arguing that the bloc has an extreme interpretation of the treaty that could jeopardize the future of the U.K. (AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Was it cruel? Why Gavin had to go in Boris' shuffle

    Gavin Williamson then supported Boris Johnson for the leadership of the party and was rewarded by BoJo with the...

    18 Sept 2021 2:01 AM IST

    A national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Nobels, with new winners announced starting Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, often concentrate on unheralded, methodical, basic science. (AP File)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will vaccine philantrophy be deserving of a Nobel?

    In 2019, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia

    12 Sept 2021 2:37 AM IST

    A health worker counts syringes as she prepares to inoculate traders and shopkeepers with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination camp in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why some still say no to jabs, forcing all into an...

    I am one of the 80 per cent of people in Britain who have had at least one anti-Covid vaccination

    4 Sept 2021 1:07 AM IST

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    Farrukh Dhondy | Gender equity and literature: Are we taking things...

    Literature was to be judged by its literary skill and, absolutely, by its enforcement of humanistic, humanitarian and...

    28 Aug 2021 1:33 AM IST

    Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport on Monday, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistans 20-year war. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Hypocrisy runs amok in West as Kabul falls & dark...

    He reported from several cities as they fell to the Taliban offensive -- a hurricane through yielding fields

    21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM IST

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    Farrukh Dhondy | Curry trouble in England… A storm over Indian...

    Language evolves and the healthier the language is, the more prone it is to adaptation, evolution, flexibility

    14 Aug 2021 7:43 AM IST

    Amazon has updated the Alexa app on iOS so that users can access the voice assistant right from their home screens via a new widget. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Creepy feelings as tech advances: Will Alexa listen in & tell the CIA?

    The brain is a muscle which harbours memories and thoughts

    7 Aug 2021 10:30 AM IST

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    Heartless in UK: Do all victims of trafficking pose a security threat?

    The Modern Slavery Act, in line with international legal agreements, extends the State’s protection to all victims of...

    31 July 2021 6:52 AM IST

    William Shakespeare (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In UK, linguistic ‘revolutionaries’ try to ‘ban’ those with...

    What the boy is asking himself is should he endure these S and As or should he fight against such opposition or...

    24 July 2021 1:02 AM IST

    England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Adieu fair play: Sportsmanship under threat in...

    For some viewers in that room, the game had turned into a metaphorical political war

    17 July 2021 12:14 AM IST

    England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | In today’s world, the ‘signalling’ of...

    It’s difficult to see what the footballers who -'take the knee-' can do to combat racism outside the football stadium

    10 July 2021 12:00 AM IST

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