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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."
    Farrukh Dhondy | Are V.S. Naipaul, R.L. Stevenson, Blyton becoming unsafe to read?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Are V.S. Naipaul, R.L. Stevenson, Blyton becoming...

    “Jesus of Nazareth worked at his miraclesFeeding the multitude fishes and breadWhen he came upon the deceased young...

    19 April 2024 11:48 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | How London’s Bangladeshis kept the racists at bay in 1970sColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | How London’s Bangladeshis kept the racists at bay in...

    “We know that Aurangzeb was very cruel Fundamental Islam was his main fuel And yet they say he was a humble man ...

    13 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Scotland makes ‘hate’ a crime… J.K. Rowling will test new lawColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Scotland makes ‘hate’ a crime… J.K. Rowling will test...

    “O Bachchoo value other people’s dreams Those stories full of passion -- and it seems We live in parallel worlds...

    5 April 2024 11:43 PM IST

    Sobhraj claims he didn’t kill anyone: The many ways I know it’s not trueColumnists
    Sobhraj claims he didn’t kill anyone: The many ways I know it’s not...

    A complex narrative unfolds around Charles Sobhraj's past, filled with confessions, convictions, and contentious claims,...

    3 April 2024 12:17 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Getting the news from TikTok and social media: Will bid to ban work?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Getting the news from TikTok and social media: Will...

    “Dogs in our alleyAre treated like kings by allNo thief dare come nearThe cats who live hereDon’t bother the rats or...

    30 March 2024 12:02 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Haiti is the face of total anarchy: Why West Indies did not federateColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Haiti is the face of total anarchy: Why West Indies...

    “Condemned to stand for life -- na jeet na haarThe wind flaps my kameez and torn salwarThe black topee upon my stiff...

    22 March 2024 11:51 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Labour, Tories and a storm in a teacup in Britain over racism, MPsColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Labour, Tories and a storm in a teacup in Britain...

    “We’ve heard the burdened donkey start to bray But is the sound a curse, or does he pray To God complaining...

    16 March 2024 3:40 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | How Galloway won UK byelection with his Israel-bashing; put Labour in a fixColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | How Galloway won UK byelection with his...

    Maverick politico George Galloway won the House of Commons byelection in Rochdale, leveraging his reputation as a...

    9 March 2024 12:38 AM IST

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    Farrukh Dhondy | Shamima Begum a terrorist threat or victim of ISIS?...

    Were Shamima and friends in touch with someone on the Internet or in person who groomed them into embracing ISIS?

    2 March 2024 12:37 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Democracy can be dodgy: The war in Gaza still plagues UK’s Labour PartyColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Democracy can be dodgy: The war in Gaza still plagues...

    “They said that sleep was innocentYet we find it full of guiltWith fantasies and enmitiesFrom which our dreams are...

    17 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Can docus lead to justice? Will Trolley Times have an impact?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Can docus lead to justice? Will Trolley Times have an...

    “O Bachchoo the poets are enchantedWith the song of the nightingaleYou always took it for grantedThat your musical...

    10 Feb 2024 12:06 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | How talk about Gaza ‘genocide’ by Bibi’s Israel roils UK politicsColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | How talk about Gaza ‘genocide’ by Bibi’s Israel roils...

    “O Bachchoo, the world strugglesWith wrong and rightThrough all human lifeFrom days of learningYearningDiscerningTill...

    3 Feb 2024 12:57 AM IST

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