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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."
    Pedestrians walk on a near-deserted Westminster Bridge in central London on January 16, 2021, during the third nationwide novel coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | How the British love their lists': The richest, the...

    Urban Evolution: From Neglect to Prosperity in City Neighborhoods

    20 Oct 2023 11:54 PM IST

    As Israel escalates its war on Hamas, it will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians. (AP/PTI)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | As Hamas goes to war with Israel, civilians in Gaza...

    Perhaps the civilian citizens of Gaza who are even now being bombed and starved of food and water in Israel's...

    13 Oct 2023 11:32 PM IST

    Britains Home Secretary Suella Braverman. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Suella's Dog-Whistle Bid: Targeting UK's...

    No sensible person will deny that there should be humane and internationally negotiated policies on immigration.

    7 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

    108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

    30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Russell Brand. (Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Is trial by media' of sexual predator Russell Brand...

    In Britain, one is innocent until proved guilty by a court. It now seems that Brand is guilty until a court proves him...

    23 Sept 2023 12:37 AM IST

    Hindutva is a direct derivative of the name of the land of the Indus whereas Bharat derives from respected ancient Indian epic lore. (Image: Freepik)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | What's in a name? From Persia to Iran & Mumbai: The...

    Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called Hindutva .

    16 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    The Honor Oak hosts a story-telling session by drag queens. (AFP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of drag queens, evangelicals on racist' protest &...

    This anti-anti-protest, sometimes up to eight hundred strong, labels itself anti-fascists and bears placards saying ...

    9 Sept 2023 12:46 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers tags intrusive, but theres also a positive aspectOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers' tags' intrusive, but there's also a...

    Controversy Erupts Over UK's Asylum Seeker Tagging Plan Amid Family Ties

    2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Frozzys -- The lactose-free lickable frozen yoghurt Ice Cream for dogs. (Photo: Facebook)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | It's not a dog's life: Fancy ice cream, a misguided...

    The Doggy ice-creamwallas are prospering in the UK as more and more brands hit the market.

    26 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    In the West, the traditional prejudice against homosexuality has, at least in law, been abolished. (AFP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of trans rights and gay norms in the age of a cancel'...

    Those who are sceptic insist that their scepticism doesn't mean that they deny trans people civil rights.

    19 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Just Stop Oil supporters gathered at the gates to No. 10 Downing Street to read out a public declaration of civil resistance. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Just Stop Oil! Protests over fossil fuels in UK...

    In recent months an agitational group 'Just Stop Oil' has started radically agitating to save the planet from...

    12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (AP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Does Sunak have no fashion senseor is he simply...

    Now Derek Guy, a men's fashion expert, contends in The Times that Hedgie's fashion sense is stuck in the year 2000.

    5 Aug 2023 12:10 AM IST

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