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Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘clowns’ and politics in UK: When a joke isn’t a joke any more
Controversial Banter: UK Home Secretary's Ill-Advised Joke Sparks Outrage and Calls for Resignation
30 Dec 2023 1:53 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas is here… It’s a time for festivity, but a holy season too
The national census tells us that Christianity is in decline in Britain.
22 Dec 2023 11:24 PM
Farrukh Dhondy | Sunak lives on the edge: Will he take the UK into icy waters?
What the country witnessed on Tuesday was the circus that this Tory government has deteriorated into
16 Dec 2023 12:32 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Right versus Left: Opponents aren’t enemies & can often stay friends
The powerless, or the impotent, who hold opposed political views can sometimes remain friends.
09 Dec 2023 12:48 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | UK must return all its loot… from the Elgin Marbles to the Kohinoor!
The Kohinoor was stolen from the young Dilip Singh by the East India Company’s Lord Dalhousie.
02 Dec 2023 12:09 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Focus on Boris, Rishi as Britain examines how it handled Covid
The inquiry is entrusted with finding out precisely how the virus spread and what the government of the time did or did not do.
25 Nov 2023 12:01 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Just like Ravan, Suella stumbles and falls off her perch amid row
Suella Braverman Removed as Home Secretary: A Political Demise at Diwali
18 Nov 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | The mess in Gaza: Will Israel’s war create many more groups like Hamas?
Hamas knew precisely what the October 7 atrocities would bring about.
11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Hamas ‘terrorists’ or ‘militants': A word storm as Gaza war rages
The BBC has stubbornly refused to call the Hamas personnel “terrorists”. The BBC has called them “militants”.
03 Nov 2023 11:58 PM
Farrukh Dhondy | How Israel’s war against Hamas is roiling politics in Britain
The conflict in Israel-Palestine has divided the world, not only through political allegiances and points of view, but morally, religiously.
28 Oct 2023 12:36 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | How the British love their ‘lists’: The richest, the best and worst…
Urban Evolution: From Neglect to Prosperity in City Neighborhoods
20 Oct 2023 11:54 PM
Farrukh Dhondy | As Hamas goes to war with Israel, civilians in Gaza paying the price
Perhaps the civilian citizens of Gaza who are even now being bombed and starved of food and water in Israel’s retaliation do not agree.
13 Oct 2023 11:32 PM
Farrukh Dhondy | Suella's Dog-Whistle Bid: Targeting UK's Multiculturalism?
No sensible person will deny that there should be humane and internationally negotiated policies on immigration.
07 Oct 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap its Rwanda policy
108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant human rights violations.
30 Sep 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Is ‘trial by media’ of sexual predator Russell Brand in Britain justified?
In Britain, one is innocent until proved guilty by a court. It now seems that Brand is guilty until a court proves him innocent
23 Sep 2023 12:37 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | What’s in a name? From Persia to Iran & Mumbai: The rise of Bharat
Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called “Hindutva”.
16 Sep 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Of drag queens, evangelicals on ‘racist’ protest & ‘counter-demos’
This anti-anti-protest, sometimes up to eight hundred strong, labels itself “anti-fascists” and bears placards saying “fascist-free zone”
09 Sep 2023 12:46 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers’ ‘tags’ intrusive, but there’s also a positive aspect
Controversy Erupts Over UK's Asylum Seeker Tagging Plan Amid Family Ties
02 Sep 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | It's not a dog's life: Fancy ice cream, a misguided but loving treat
The Doggy ice-creamwallas are prospering in the UK as more and more brands hit the market.
26 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Farrukh Dhondy | Of trans rights and gay norms in the age of a ‘cancel’ culture
Those who are sceptic insist that their scepticism doesn’t mean that they deny trans people civil rights.
19 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Columns
Exploring the absurdities that define us, from ritual obsessions to our undying love for sentiment and image.
As the 14th Dalai Lama ages, Tibet and its exiled community brace for potential power shifts and increased tensions with China.
Bollywood extravaganza and political uncertainty share themes of vanity, power and unexpected outcomes
As the world watches elections in the US, UK, & India, the outcomes remain unpredictable, marked by defections & geopolitical tensions