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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."
    The Bishops School, PuneOpinion
    The good old days at Bishop's

    Frank Freese's residence seemed unchanged from the days when Artie Lunn occupied it.

    6 May 2017 12:12 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In June, May is taking a real gamble

    May's own constituency voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union.

    29 April 2017 12:29 AM IST

    Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, wanted by Indian security agencies in multi-million loan default case, has been arrested in London by Scotland Yard on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will the noose around Mallya now tighten?

    Theresa May points to them in her argument for a general election, saying that they are disrupters.

    22 April 2017 12:20 AM IST

    Representational photo (Photo: AFP/file)Opinion
    Of racism, ethnicity & ideology

    The TV series is the first of its kind to try and capture in drama the story of this revolution .

    15 April 2017 5:55 AM IST

    Darcus Howe (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Seeing things differently, the D way

    Darcus and C.L.R. James urged me to take it. It would be a giant step into the mainstream of British culture.

    10 April 2017 12:40 AM IST

    Theresa MayOpinion
    Aftermath of talaq: UK's isolation?

    Those are the people that British Prime Minister Theresa May represented as she sent the divorce papers to the European...

    1 April 2017 3:03 AM IST

    A man is treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on at the scene outside the Houses of Parliament London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Are we ready for Brit jhadoo?

    The only drawback is that England doesn't have much sunshine, so maybe Panasonic should target the curry-loving market...

    25 March 2017 2:02 AM IST

    Robin Rhodes approached Rabeeya Khan, who wears a hijab, at the Sky Club in Terminal 2 while she was sitting in the utility office, authorities said. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Battles over hijab, niqab, beards

    The judgment could apply to dangling crucifixes, yamulkas, hijabs and of course niqabs the full face covering.

    18 March 2017 2:08 AM IST

    Viceroys House movie posterOpinion
    The Raj & Partition: A relook

    Ms Bhutto repeatedly says that the film doesn't blame the British for Partition.

    11 March 2017 2:39 AM IST

    Pembroke College, Cambridge (Photo:www.pem.cam.ac.uk)Opinion
    Food tussles aren't real politics

    As is the concept of cultural expropriation another idle Western undergraduate shibboleth.

    4 March 2017 5:33 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will clowns have the last laugh?

    There were no deaths through violence of any sort in Sweden on February 17, 2017.

    25 Feb 2017 12:49 AM IST

    The \Kipling Bungalow\ is one of several mansions in Mumbai, once associated with famous residents but now in ruin. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Culture & the Raj: A look back

    Rudyard's fame has overshadowed the career and contribution of his father, so the exhibition is a welcome reminder.

    18 Feb 2017 6:33 AM IST

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