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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 | Online scams are proliferating… Be careful, or you could lose moneyColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Online scams are proliferating… Be careful, or you...

    “The Plane tree leaves now carpet the earth In autumn in London the pavements are lush With the palm-shaped...

    16 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | As a felon reaches the White House… God help America! Is it beyond saving?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | As a felon reaches the White House… God help America!...

    “If I were just a flower What would I simply need? Watered earth to feed each part Sunlight over the entire...

    9 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | OCI card trauma: Tortuous forms & IT procedures must be reformedColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | OCI card trauma: Tortuous forms & IT procedures must...

    A personal account of navigating the frustrating OCI renewal process reveals systemic flaws in Indian bureaucracy

    2 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | A Titanic fate lies ahead for Tories as anti-immigrant bigots lead in raceColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | A Titanic fate lies ahead for Tories as...

    “Yazdegard the Third Through surveillance heard The Arab hordes were swarming in the West. By the year...

    26 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | How thieves stole my passport, OCI card & gave back the golden scriptsColumnists
    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 CLRColumnists
    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 | Writing cookbooks, other tales… and a trial that speeded up India’s freedomColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Writing cookbooks, other tales… and a trial that...

    “Why are rainbows curved and not straight? Do they “also serve, who stand and wait”? Of course there are beings...

    5 Oct 2024 1:08 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour, after 80 days, gets flak for schools’ VAT, Starmer freebiesColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour, after 80 days, gets flak for schools’ VAT,...

    “A drizzle leads to a downpour A metaphor -- little to more? The sky speaking of the currents of trouble Which...

    28 Sept 2024 12:48 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Will the ‘Swifties’ swing it for Dems? Or ‘weird’ Don call the shots in Nov?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will the ‘Swifties’ swing it for Dems? Or ‘weird’ Don...

    “O Bachchoo, if it’s only rupees You can put a price on loss But what if it’s events that the heart foresees ...

    14 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | UK should check social media use to spread hatred, instigate violenceColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | UK should check social media use to spread hatred,...

    “When all compassion Goes out of fashion The sceptics have their way When every loving notion Is subject...

    7 Sept 2024 1:14 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | If Trump thinks he’s losing, will he quit the race? What’ll be nextColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | If Trump thinks he’s losing, will he quit the race?...

    Indian-Americans voting intentions are split: Kamala Harris leads, but Trump remains a contender, reflecting diverse...

    31 Aug 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | A ‘pie-in-the-sky’ ‘1-state’ solution for Israel, Gaza… Over to Kamala!Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | A ‘pie-in-the-sky’ ‘1-state’ solution for Israel,...

    “O Saki raise the chalice to my lips… Is Bachchoo’s constant begging for two sips From the cup he held, now...

    24 Aug 2024 12:11 AM IST

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