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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."
    Farrukh Dhondy | The Trump agenda: What is the kind of ‘greatness’ MAGA hopes to restore?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | The Trump agenda: What is the kind of ‘greatness’...

    Myanmar’s new dictator and Trump’s swearing-in mark global political chaos

    24 Jan 2025 6:30 PM

    Book Review | Diligently unfurling GhalibBooks and Art
    Book Review | Diligently unfurling Ghalib

    The cover of this diligent and elegant introduction to Ghalib’s life and work —for the academic as well as the ...

    18 Jan 2025 6:58 AM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my mind about NY resolutionsColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my...

    “If love breeds confusion It means the lover is besotted If it’s stretched out like a string It can easily get...

    17 Jan 2025 6:40 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Elon Musk giving support to sexual predators & ‘groomers’ in UK?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Elon Musk giving support to sexual predators &...

    Elon Musk faces backlash for calling MP Jess Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” over grooming gang inquiry discussions

    10 Jan 2025 6:30 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Why I don’t believe in NY resolutions… And why, if offered ‘honours’, I’ll say noColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why I don’t believe in NY resolutions… And why, if...

    “I was cursed to be a liar So, people know what’s true The old, the young the entire Village attempts to...

    3 Jan 2025 6:40 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | As world rejoices at Christmas time, Xmas tree burnt in protest in SyriaColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | As world rejoices at Christmas time, Xmas tree burnt...

    “Chappatis are what you knead, my friend ‘Cos there’s not enough naan to go around. The sun rises every day, it...

    27 Dec 2024 6:37 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the spirit of givingColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the...

    “Shah Jahan was obsessed with his wife Is the Taj a monument to her life Or just to her death? -- A bitter ...

    20 Dec 2024 6:40 PM

    A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AFP)Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going...

    “A God-fraud in Pune Had extremely little to say His principal con Prevailed upon Gullible idiots who...

    13 Dec 2024 6:49 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of gaps in history; and a remarkable absence of graffiti in India’s big citiesColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of gaps in history; and a remarkable absence of...

    “An ‘Aunty’ who lived in Mumbai Cultivated a romantic sigh Thinking to seduce Young men on the loose Who...

    6 Dec 2024 6:30 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy |Adventures on a Taj Mahal visit… Of vandalism and some other talesColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy |Adventures on a Taj Mahal visit… Of vandalism and some...

    A personal account of visiting the Taj Mahal, photographing its inlay work, and a memorable story from the past

    29 Nov 2024 6:30 PM

    Farrukh Dhondy | Chump returns! Democracy sets off nightmares across the globeColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Chump returns! Democracy sets off nightmares across...

    “O Bachchoo, astrologers will tell you Mars Will open closed doors on your next day Though we know that all the...

    22 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

    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...

    15 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

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