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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."
    Munira Mirza (Twitter)Opinion
    ‘Nonsense detector’ or ‘racism denier’?

    Munira Mirza’s enquiry raises brows

    20 Jun 2020 6:28 PM IST

    Protesters march and hold signs near the Minneapolis 1st Police precinct during a demonstration against police brutality and racism on June 13, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Collective subconscious demands redress, but fair...

    The Black Lives Matter movement of the US demanded an end to the powers that allow American police to discriminate...

    14 Jun 2020 4:20 PM IST

    President Donald Trump walks from the White House through Lafayette Park to visit St. Johns Church Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. AP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Is Trump destined to fail true test of democracy?

    The most telling test of democracy in our world is the treatment by nations of their “minorities”

    5 Jun 2020 7:21 PM IST

    Number 10 special advisor Dominic Cummings leaves his residence in north London on May 27, 2020. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | The curious friendship of Boris and Dominic

    When Boris Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street, he hired Dominic Cummings as chief adviser, a post which gave him more...

    30 May 2020 12:57 AM IST

    Britains home secretary Priti Patel. (AFP file photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Will Priti Patel's bill to bar lowly-paid outsiders...

    In a massive irony, Britain has been forced to acknowledge the heroic role of hospital staff, bus drivers, transport...

    23 May 2020 7:48 AM IST

    Cyclists ride along The Mall near Buckingham Palace in central London on May 16, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: In UK, it is rich who exit cities as Covid blurs...

    In Britain the only movements one can compare to the exodus from Indian cities is the movement of rich from, London, to...

    16 May 2020 6:57 PM IST

    Representational image (AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Some questions arise in intriguing Covid times

    The population of the world asks, when can we go back to normal which poses the question, when was anything normal?

    9 May 2020 6:53 PM IST

    n this file photo taken on March 7, 2020 Britains prime minister Boris Johnson (left) with his partner Carrie Symonds attend the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Wales at the Twickenham in west London. Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson in a tribute to their grandfathers and the doctors who helped save the prime ministers life. (AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Won't Boris be on paternal leave after weeks off for...

    Boris is entitled to paternal leave of absence from his job

    3 May 2020 3:44 PM IST

    Britains home secretary Priti Patel attends a remote press conference to update the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: The British intellectual's changing currency

    Events of the last few years confirm the fact that times may change but the characteristics of Britain exhibit a...

    27 April 2020 12:39 AM IST

    Might the conspirators have reckoned without the philanthropist?Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Heard any good conspiracy theories lately?

    The one that's gone viral is that big pharmaceutical companies have spread this virus through the agency of The Dark...

    11 April 2020 7:02 PM IST

    The Parsi Navjote ceremony involves taking a sip of cows urine while pronouncing the Avestan prayers. So, theres another Aryan prescription that comes down to us through centuries. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Cult of cow urine not the only history India, Persia...

    The King Porus that Alexander defeated was likely a satrap of Darius III and governed lands west of the Indus under the...

    4 April 2020 8:26 AM IST

    Of Cabbages and Kings: Toilet manners, etiquette and business ideas in time of coronaOpinion
    Of Cabbages and Kings: Toilet manners, etiquette and business ideas in...

    Much is being made of the toilet paper crisis but there could be profit in this plague

    28 March 2020 7:17 PM IST

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