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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."
    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

    Cabbages & Kings: Why are India’s airports so strict?Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Why are India’s airports so strict?

    The immigration officer performs some mysterious manoeuvres with one’s passport on the counter beneath eye-level.

    13 April 2019 7:43 AM IST

    Oil has empowered regimes led by fanatics across the Islamic worldOpinion
    Oil has empowered regimes led by fanatics across the Islamic world

    The madrasas and mosques they finance distort the message of Islam and pervert the role of that religion and its...

    6 April 2019 2:28 AM IST

    Politics is creating antagonism to distort cultureOpinion
    Politics is creating antagonism to distort culture

    For those who are sceptical of the metaphor of a country having a “soul”, I can refer to it as a struggle for the...

    30 March 2019 2:50 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Theresa falls into Blunderland, as Mad Hatters of Brussels make hayOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Theresa falls into Blunderland, as Mad Hatters of...

    Theresa May as a Prime Minister of Britain is no better than Alice in Wonderland.

    23 March 2019 7:45 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Brexit vote has left the UK in utter confusionOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Brexit vote has left the UK in utter confusion

    Theresa May put her withdrawal deal from the European Union to a vote for the second time and last Tuesday, lost...

    16 March 2019 7:57 AM IST

    The anti-racist sensitivity on the issue had to be overruled in the face of facts and Londons Asian mayor, Sadiq Khan, endorsed the polices approach to stop and search . (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    What is behind the new UK trend of teens being stabbed to death?

    he British authorities have long pondered the causes and preventive measures to tackle this sort of knife crime.

    9 March 2019 1:19 AM IST

    The hijab remark attracted no accusations of Islamophobia from anyone.Opinion
    Amid the UK furore over anti-Semitism, even I was (wrongly) asked to...

    My complainant set out the history of the Jewish Orthodox practice of wearing wigs.

    2 March 2019 2:15 AM IST

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