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Farrukh Dhondy
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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."
    People watch the screening of the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Allegations in a democracy: It’s best to debate,...

    “He hid the breakage of his heart This poet of love and loss. His poise and purpose remained smart Unlike the...

    28 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Prince Harry. (DC Image)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | What Harry the ‘Spare’ is really aiming for: To...

    “The mirror in a lover’s eye Was conceived there to flatter The fact the image is a lie Doesn’t...

    21 Jan 2023 12:46 AM IST

    Britains Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, said he had always been ready lose the public money that supported his lavish lifestyle but admitted it pained him to have to give up the military titles and patronages he was awarded after serving two tours in Afghanistan with the British Army. (Photo | AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Racism, hatred amongst royals: Tell-all by Harry may...

    “The sheep that wandered all astray Are coming home to graze Symbols, Bachchoo, of your wicked way Or shall we...

    14 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Indians -- or at least the Indian Chappaterati -- are keen on whiskies and think they can speak knowledgeably about them. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of white wines & single malts: The snobbery over...

    “O Bachchoo you Who were with me at Thermopylae Interpreting omens in the sky Do you recall the slaughter of that...

    7 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (C) sits in an aircraft departing from Kathmandu to France, on December 23, 2022. - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on December 23 after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali prison. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Revisiting the ‘Serpent’ saga: My encounters with...

    “They say there were angels and a crescent moon When Mother Mary gave birth. O where are the rains of the last...

    31 Dec 2022 12:17 AM IST

    Britains Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attends a news conference addressing the governments response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Food or warmth? Tough choices on Hedgie’s watch as...

    “Three pairs of serrated, pointed leaves Out-stretched -- each pair a crucified, angled arm These branches of...

    24 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    In Britain, which has certainly been demographically transformed into a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-faith society in the last 50 years, it has become customary to ask first-generation immigrants where they come from without any malice intended. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Where are you from? UK row erupts on royal racism,...

    “O Bachchoo acknowledge your passion flower Isn’t just the blossom of a dream. And though her fragrant...

    17 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    The next lines of the verse whose first lines words are Christmas is coming are Please put a penny in the old mans hat? If you havent got a penny, a hapenny will do (Representational Image)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of...

    “O Bachchoo, can sin be disguised as virtue, Or virtue wear the purdah of sin? How do you tell if the lie is not...

    10 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    A latest searching statistic in Britain has discovered that fewer than 50 per cent of the population now claim to be Christian (Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in...

    “O Bachchoo let me ask you When push comes to shove, What ultimately is the price of love? It depends, merey...

    3 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, said in an interview that her wedding to Prince Harry of Britain was rejoiced by South Africa as much as Nelson Mandelas release from a near lifetime of imprisonment. (Photo: Instagram)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | When fantasy pretends to be history… Does truth...

    “O Bachchoo this talk of ‘minorities’ Makes human hearts break and blood to freeze What happened to...

    26 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie, Modi and FTA: Why desperate UK needs a...

    “The autumnal breeze assails the trees Soon it will be winter which promises a freeze – The days make us...

    19 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead. British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, that they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why protests matter… and stifling them is...

    “O Bachchoo, what are you weighing in those scales? The might of the right Against the song of the wrong? Will it...

    12 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

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