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Farrukh Dhondy | How thieves stole my passport, OCI card & gave back the golden scripts

Farrukh Dhondy | How thieves stole my passport, OCI card & gave back...

“O Bachchoo, celebrate days Of love and good weather, give praise For tomorrow the clouds Could gather like...

19 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | As UK ‘reclaims its narrative’ on ‘Black History’, a tribute to CLR

Farrukh Dhondy | As UK ‘reclaims its narrative’ on ‘Black History’, a...

“A philosopher in PuneHad extremely little to sayHis principal conPrevailed uponGullible Westerners who’d readily payTo...

12 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Peddlers of hate & some with violent mental disorders trigger UK attacks

Farrukh Dhondy | Peddlers of hate & some with violent mental disorders...

“Yes, a walk on water generates faith -- Such beliefs are but a spectre, a wraith On what is evident reality ...

17 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | The ‘cancelling’ of all those you don’t agree with might have gone too far…

Farrukh Dhondy | The ‘cancelling’ of all those you don’t agree with...

“The roadside tamarind trees were fair game We shot at them with catapults and down came A shower of brown...

1 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | The Indian diaspora and fissures within: Why do Sunak & Co target UK refugees?

Farrukh Dhondy | The Indian diaspora and fissures within: Why do Sunak...

“O come with old Bachchoo and leave the rest Though Khayyam and Rumi are still the best He who tries and tries...

11 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Parsis are now an endangered lot; let’s look for ways to stop extinction

Farrukh Dhondy | Parsis are now an endangered lot; let’s look for ways...

“In our alley black dogs were named ‘Moti’ Which means ‘pearl’ and is an ironic way, Just as on seeing unzipped...

4 May 2024 12:02 AM IST

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

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 1970s

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 | Haiti is the face of total anarchy: Why West Indies did not federate

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 Rolex watches and other thefts… Is London in grip of a crime wave?

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...

24 Feb 2024 2:05 AM IST

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

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?

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