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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."
    British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Gurus & shishyas on first-name terms

    British schools only stopped the practice, through legal means, in the last three decades.

    23 Sept 2017 12:32 AM IST

    A view of an apartment in the Grenfell Tower after fire engulfed the 24-storey building, in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Fire alert: Putting cost before safety

    Writing approvingly of someone can mean you like his or her acts or creations or it could mean that they are dead.

    16 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

    Victoria and Abdul is a nuanced retelling of Queen Victorias unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk.Opinion
    The story of Victoria and Abdul: Raj reality vs the movie version

    As anyone who has worked on any dramatic form knows, biographies don't translate directly into films.

    9 Sept 2017 12:16 AM IST

    Indian FlagOpinion
    Why did the English stay behind

    There was no analysis of how Partition came about, though several historians had their partial say.

    2 Sept 2017 6:53 AM IST

    UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage smiles as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In UK politics, a journey to the right

    A large swathe of British opinion believed and believes that if Nigel Farage's Brexit policies succeed, Britain will be ...

    28 Aug 2017 2:17 AM IST

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    Ethnic heritage behind child abuse

    Some Labour MPs supported Ms Champion's stance and said the ethnic factor had to be socially and criminally...

    19 Aug 2017 1:58 AM IST

    An entrance to the headquarters of the publicly funded BBC in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    BBC: Push for diversity on air

    The BBC suspended two of the Indian-origin gang of four and instituted an inquiry.

    12 Aug 2017 12:26 AM IST

    Representational ImageOpinion
    Indian English poets & their verse

    It is, as with poetry in other Indian languages, compelled to speak through individual experience.

    5 Aug 2017 6:29 AM IST

    Suchitra KrishnamoorthiOpinion
    Tread cautiously, we live in difficult times

    Every religion is associated in some way with sounds.

    29 July 2017 12:56 AM IST

    Out-of-court litigation is expected to help reduce the burden on courts in a country where over 3 crore cases are pending.Opinion
    More power to petitions!

    As the debate is initiated, the acid attack as a threat enters the dynamic of Islam in the UK.

    22 July 2017 5:40 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    India: No place for linguistic militants

    The only individuals allowed to use the N-word even to refer to each other are black American males.

    15 July 2017 2:43 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Brexit spells doom for May

    May wasn't speaking to Modi, she was attempting to address the British nation through the media.

    8 July 2017 5:46 AM IST

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