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Farrukh Dhondy
About the AuthorFarrukh Dhondy
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."
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    Persians & the Islamic state of Iran

    If there was a survey today in Iran, 80 per cent of people would say they want to follow the Zardushti religion.

    16 Jun 2018 6:14 AM IST

    Harvey Weinstein.Opinion
    Why no #MeToo in Bollywood?

    Harvey is seen around the world on television walking, accompanied by American police officers as they conduct him to...

    9 Jun 2018 5:50 AM IST

    Cressida Dick, the new Metropolitan Police commissioner poses for photographers, outside New Scotland Yard on Victoria Embankment, in London, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Art often poses a real dilemma

    Cressida attributes gun-and-knife crime in part at least to their aggressive encouragement by drill music and wants it...

    2 Jun 2018 2:43 AM IST

    The shell of a building stands amid acres of rubble in this view of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Of tech advances and small businesses

    Dulwich, original and East, boasts of three bookshops within a mile of each other and the above offer has been made by...

    26 May 2018 4:51 AM IST

    Britain is now gearing up for Prince Harrys wedding to actress Meghan Markle (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    A royal wedding & rumours galore

    The bookies are accepting bets on who will walk Meghan down the aisle to give her away as tradition dictates.

    19 May 2018 2:09 AM IST

    Representational image.Opinion
    Paying tribute to dear old friends

    Obituaries are reserved for those who deserve only a little fame and I am sure I won't be able to judge the truth or...

    12 May 2018 6:50 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Despite Windrush, most Brits aren't racist

    British home secretary Amber Rudd resigned one of the premier ministries of the British state this week.

    5 May 2018 6:33 AM IST

    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (Photo: File)Opinion
    Blame-thirsty Indians and remorseful Brits

    At the first of these sessions last week, Shashi's book was denounced for bad history and bad statistics by a prominent...

    28 April 2018 12:13 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Of migrants and their antecedents

    Mr Powell was calling on the British nation to recognise the peril that threatened Britain through the presence of...

    21 April 2018 12:27 AM IST

    Mayor Sadiq Khan called for Londoners to attend a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening in solidarity with the victims and their families. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    If crime is rising, look at the roots

    The conference broadened its core topic out as the definitions of sexualâ€, of abuse†and of institution†allow.

    14 April 2018 5:57 AM IST

    Britains Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Fascism lies in the eyes of the beholder

    In Britain this week Corbyn is being challenged to expel from the Labour Party its members who have blatantly denied...

    7 April 2018 5:17 AM IST

    Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leaderOpinion
    Anti-Semitism plagues UK Labour

    The immediate issue which the Jewish organisations and commentators seized upon was not so immediate.

    31 March 2018 12:29 AM IST

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