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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."
    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

    Harvey Weinstein.Opinion
    When British VIPs get away with sexual abuse

    Weinstein, with a very successful film company behind him, sported one magnetic field of power.

    29 Feb 2020 1:08 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)Opinion
    Of hate speech, misfits, weirdoes and ‘thought police’ in Boris’...

    Christianity has evolved with very broad shoulders and any such assertion will not lead to being burnt at the stake.

    22 Feb 2020 5:26 AM IST

    Indian Army was also forced to cut some expenditures to ensure that it has ammunition for at least 10 days war.Opinion
    Just shoot ’em…? UK must tackle jihadi cells in jails

    My father’s pronouncements had no consideration for such subtleties.

    15 Feb 2020 1:27 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)Opinion
    In Disunited Kingdom, Brexit’s pain may be felt most by those...

    The massive irony inherent in this breach is that the majority of people who voted for Brexit will feel the brunt of its...

    1 Feb 2020 6:42 AM IST

    In pursuit of subjects, these enterprising young photographers have made a poster of their first subject and are using it to recruit more. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Selfies will archive ordinary Indians

    Parsis came to India in numbers around the eighth century from Persia, after that homeland was invaded by the Arabs in...

    25 Jan 2020 5:59 AM IST

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