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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 6:18 PM GMT

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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 ...

12 April 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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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 6:21 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of Rolex watches and other thefts… Is London in grip...

“O Bachchoo, all that we leave behind Is the imprint of the times we sought to be kind Or does the collective...

23 Feb 2024 8:35 PM GMT

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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...

16 Feb 2024 6:30 PM GMT

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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...

9 Feb 2024 6:36 PM GMT

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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...

2 Feb 2024 7:27 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of CLR, slavery & democracy in US: More ‘nastiness’...

“Are we but fragments of our memories Our own and those we love and call our friends? And do these...

26 Jan 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Is the BBC Bombay docu on right track?

“O Bachchoo should we be afraid of the Word?The broken promise, the violated vowOr should we marvel at the poems we’ve...

19 Jan 2024 5:30 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Victims of British Post Office scandal may get...

“Don’t long for the company of the moon In less than twelve hours, she’s gone and soon The day will...

12 Jan 2024 6:35 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of clowns' and politics in UK: When a joke isn't a...

“His son was an addict His wife was a slut The goats of the village Danced in his hut But the village wizard...

29 Dec 2023 8:24 PM GMT

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Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas is here It's a time for festivity, but a...

“O Bachchoo why do the birds protest When twilight threatens the end of day Do the cries announce going home to...

22 Dec 2023 5:55 PM GMT