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Farrukh Dhondy
About the AuthorFarrukh Dhondy
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."
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    Cabbages & Kings: Dress undoeth the woman?

    Almost every day, on the world, national and local news, there's bound to be a report of some disaster or atrocity.

    23 July 2016 12:34 AM IST

    New British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside her official residence,10 Downing Street in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Post-Brexit ironies in Theresa's Britain

    The energy supplied by trans-European companies will inevitably become prohibitively more expensive.

    16 July 2016 12:34 AM IST

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: In 2003, was Blair doing his duty?

    No one has yet mentioned under which statute Blair can be accused of criminal activity.

    9 July 2016 12:58 AM IST

    Lawyers from Leigh Day solicitors argued that Brexit would mean the claimants were no longer EU citizens and therefore no longer afforded the rights of free movement which flow from EU citizenship. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Brexit hangover - Overt racism

    Seventeen million voted Leave and 16 million voted Remain .

    2 July 2016 1:00 AM IST

    Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Cultural mix isn't a problem

    America is by historical definition a country of immigrants, their hopes and inevitably their prejudices.

    18 Jun 2016 1:32 AM IST

    Lawyers from Leigh Day solicitors argued that Brexit would mean the claimants were no longer EU citizens and therefore no longer afforded the rights of free movement which flow from EU citizenship. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Religion twist in Brexit debate

    Turkey has applied to join the EU for 30 years and it will be 50 more before they can fulfil the criteria.

    11 Jun 2016 12:47 AM IST

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    Cabbages & Kings: Clubs that take pride in prejudice

    Muirfield has been banned from the Open golf tournament as a consequence of the row over gender discrimination.

    4 Jun 2016 1:02 AM IST

    London Mayor Boris Johnson. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings - The Hitler analogy: Boris goes over the top

    Hitler is Europe's biggest bogeyman.

    21 May 2016 12:20 AM IST

    Pakistani-origin woman Labour MP Naz Shah (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Labour's anti-Semitic stumble

    The potential for a divide in the party was initiated when Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn was elected last year to the...

    6 May 2016 1:11 AM IST

    Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate.Opinion
    Encounters of the royal kind

    Anil Dharker wrote about being invited to meet the Duke and Duchess.

    23 April 2016 5:29 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: UKs wall of denialOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: UK's wall of denial

    Even before transmission, the statistics were issued and the debate is on.

    16 April 2016 12:45 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Culture vulturesOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Culture vultures

    William Dalrymple once argued that the Muslims had brought kurtas and kebabs to India.

    9 April 2016 12:46 AM IST

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