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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."
    Great singers, musicians continue to stay freshOpinion
    Great singers, musicians continue to stay fresh

    Last weekend in London, another pair of survivors gave a concert in Hyde Park.

    20 July 2019 2:04 AM IST

    Can’t UK govt correspond safely?Opinion
    Can’t UK govt correspond safely?

    In the case of Sir Kim Darroch, the UK’s recent ambassador to the United States, the plot took to the international...

    13 July 2019 2:42 AM IST

    Why do migrants prefer to go to the West?Opinion
    Why do migrants prefer to go to the West?

    The frozen body is that of a Kenyan man who stowed away by climbing into the undercarriage of a Kenyan airways flight...

    6 July 2019 1:47 AM IST

    ‘I hereby vow to refuse to serve in a Boris Johnson Cabinet’Opinion
    ‘I hereby vow to refuse to serve in a Boris Johnson Cabinet’

    If Uncle Tom Sajid were to get to the post of Prime Minister through this undemocratic process, I, gentle reader, would...

    22 Jun 2019 4:50 AM IST

    Tory leadership race is likely to lead to ‘undemocratic’ BrexitOpinion
    Tory leadership race is likely to lead to ‘undemocratic’ Brexit

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a population of 66 million people.

    15 Jun 2019 2:24 AM IST

    Trump arrives as May exits: How will Brits stomach this?Opinion
    Trump arrives as May exits: How will Brits stomach this?

    The Trump invitation and its shameless use of the sacrifices of D-Day in WW II as an occasion, was the Tory attempt to...

    8 Jun 2019 8:11 AM IST

    Is there any Indian parallel to the farce happening in Britain?Opinion
    Is there any Indian parallel to the farce happening in Britain?

    In every circus there comes a point when they send in the clowns. In the circus of UK politics that point has arrived.

    1 Jun 2019 2:31 AM IST

    Schools need a new curriculum to fight bigotryOpinion
    Schools need a new curriculum to fight bigotry

    The dilemma is whether schools should, and I believe they should, adopt curricular vehicles against homophobia.

    25 May 2019 2:10 AM IST

    UK’s Islamophobia ban can turn into a blasphemy law: India should look at itOpinion
    UK’s Islamophobia ban can turn into a blasphemy law: India should...

    In the wake of attacks on Muslims in Britain, fatal and verbal, the present government is considering a new definition...

    18 May 2019 7:49 AM IST

    Aiyoh, a South Indian expression which can mean many things depending on context and tone irritation, surprise, pain, disappointment, disgust and lament has made it to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), this year.Opinion
    When most English talkers are Indians, curious words might enter the...

    What gives me pause is some translations from Indian languages into English.

    11 May 2019 7:44 AM IST

    When protests were not about fussOpinion
    When protests were not about fuss

    Students in the US and UK have protested against what they contend is the lack of women or black writers in the...

    4 May 2019 2:22 AM IST

    ‘Swachchh Bharat’ works only when people don’t spit paan on walls with images of godsOpinion
    ‘Swachchh Bharat’ works only when people don’t spit paan on...

    The ploy seems to work on those staircase landings and on other spots where no nuisance is committed.

    20 April 2019 2:02 AM IST

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