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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."
    Theresa MayOpinion
    May's exit looms: No takers for Brexit deal

    Britain's vote in 1972 to join the European Union was an act of accommodation to the reality of the world as it was.

    24 Nov 2018 7:11 AM IST

    So also, women who profess that they are men trapped in womens bodies would not have to undergo plastic surgery to acquire mock penises.Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: I am whatever I think I am'

    My first stage play, called Mama Dragon, was commissioned by a company which named itself the Black Co-op Theatre.

    10 Nov 2018 8:00 AM IST

    BSP Supremo MayawatiOpinion
    Politics of Unity: When size matters, and when it doesn't

    The sad thing about the tall statue of Sardar Saheb is that onlookers will get a close-up glimpse of his shins but not...

    3 Nov 2018 1:49 AM IST

    That is no reason to be dismissive towards women who have mustered courage and are outing their predators or see the current #MeToo movement as a conflict between grassroots feminism and elite feminism. (Representional Image)Opinion
    Protests can be absurd sometimes

    The snowflake twitter storm troopers objected to this labeling on the grounds perhaps, that it implied that only males...

    27 Oct 2018 1:42 AM IST

    The sudden change will definitely affect the morale of the experts and teachers who are writing the books, a professor involving in the writing of textbooks told this paper.(Representional Image)Opinion
    Profit moves influencers' of our time

    The Bible tells us that many were influenced and converted to follow Jesus through watching miracles such as the raising...

    22 Oct 2018 12:09 AM IST

    The signature collection whisky. (Photo: Twitter | @RossSNSPix)Opinion
    In the world of spirits, old is gold: Price is what fools pay

    It was distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986. It's obviously not for drinking, but for display, like a Titian or a...

    13 Oct 2018 3:52 AM IST

    Theresa MayOpinion
    Threatened on several fronts, Britain's Theresa May may find it hard...

    Theresa May, in her subsequent presentation to the conference, thrust a trishul of persuasion forward.

    6 Oct 2018 2:44 AM IST

    Chess game democracy in the UK?Opinion
    Chess game democracy in the UK?

    The question of democracy and how it should work is the large pachydermous presence in Britain's spaces.

    29 Sept 2018 1:51 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit ShahOpinion
    Of marijuana and the Mumbai police

    If Modiji and the others do admit to having had a sip they should “be mindful” of the statement issued by the Mumbai...

    22 Sept 2018 5:17 AM IST

    Of Internet yug and copyrightOpinion
    Of Internet yug and copyright

    In our age fame is a relative phenomenon.

    15 Sept 2018 12:45 AM IST

    In TV there is an increasing tendency to try and reduce drama to formulae: In a series there ought to be x number of characters who appear in all episodes. Each episode should follow y number of main plots and z number of subsidiary ones etc.Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Lies, damned pretences & statistics

    The simple single fact was that there were fewer babies born in the years 1999 and 2000 and so there were fewer...

    8 Sept 2018 7:45 AM IST

    Chef and food show specialist Jamie OliverOpinion
    Religion is sacred, recipes are not

    Jamie's got in a pickle by dubbing his dish jerk rice.

    1 Sept 2018 1:23 AM IST

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