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Fragments Against My Ruin: A Life by Farrukh Dhondy

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Fragments against my ruin

This book is an autobiographical account of Indian journalist cum script writer, cum author cum socialist and actively involved activist who have acclaimed many things in life, Farrukh dhondy. His childhood day, switch of field, love for Physics and later literature, his stand as socialist in United Kingdom. His journey to UK , his years in college , his political affiliation, his experience with school and discrimination done towards him. His work with various members of society who work for betterment of blacks and Asian. His driven thought to get justice for those who are getting oppressed his friends. His time with Channel 4. His experience with journalism, his start of writing career, script he wrote but does credited and few that he wrote got credited with name and controversy around his book while on talk show with Arnab Goswami. His meeting and relationship with Naipaul and his career in Bollywood and his writing career as and author and his meeting with Charles sobhraj and his dangerous mission but saved on time.

Uncle And carrom board for those who are balding, his childhood intro with sex through Christopher and Abhraham , his fight with his sister over gingerbread. School life friend, tight underwears, talk about masturbation, introduction of sex and debate competition and won prize as co-winner and sister interventions during his pimples on face. Not to use bad word in front of father ,tom looney record broken for criminal activity song.
An old friend who went missing and declared death in Burma war returns as monk after being saved by Japanese soldier and impact author how one can come back from death. Ignorant aunt and first day of college in shorts and death of baker who cook cake as his name of the baker lounge is that. Giving up chemical engineering and returning home and death of the maid and beautiful verse on her. Love for mala and science (physics) he is going to Cambridge for post graduate studies via Tata scholarship program. London College, racist comments and washing machine and mishaps incident. College adventure, find a new girl, taken up as queer but saved at last moment. Secret marriage , mumps and Mala came to London marrying a friend of Farrukh and when threatened by Brigadier he reveals his dirty secrets and promise to hide if he is by his side on this matter of love. Left chemical physics and went towards literature and 2 year course and started as editor with Channel and newspapers asked for his article and his view and handsomely offered him money and he became apple of people eyes in journalism circuit. Indian workers association finally take a stand against factory owners and now they turn political and stand against USA action against Vietnam and ban a movie that show the heroism of USA and that's what wrong on every part and now IWA because a reputed name in political arena and in London. Fight against injustice started and saved many from the crimes they didn't commit. Due to political inclination his journalist work come to hault indesperation he started teaching and when student of class came to know that he work with panther rally they respected him but that cost him a job too because all black children parents were BPL members he later realised, ladt he work with Church school and finally land up as stand up comic. Politics take place in between Dhonty and Mala they got separated, and the started living different places and meet people and teach children in school and due to Dhonty inclinations towards politics, a racist crew firebomb there house. Political implications and friends and right for blacks and leaving party because of some uncertain rules that govern even private life of person, and education for everyone and the wages for labour. Macmillan publication come with offer to write book and he wrote 2 on his experience and about the black movement. Aspi one of the friend who became IAS and later settled in America changed name and perspective from socialist to religion capitalist. Fraud property seller and solutions to the people living the area and fighting cases against builder or say GLC.favourite book. His time in BBC work and channel 4 and his job profile his earnings and his some funny thing he said to journalist for being rude to him.meeting celebrity and scandal involved with Channel 4. Jeffery archer scandal, and Diana scandal also came to light. Charles sobhraj and his crimes and fight with him over a news debate. Screenplay written for Jinnah autobiography, Phoolan devi, Laures the DJ and court case and how he solved the problem, friends who helped and time he take for his writing and how he was not credited for it at first but later when controversy came out on it. Film he wrote and work he done in indian cinema and came to know ins and out of it. Friendship with V.S.Naipaul and family, his love for controversy, his nature of disbelief, his way of speaking and his creating controversy attitude,. Meeting BJP Cultural team and rebuking and his winning Noble prize and fallout with Girish karnad at book fest, meeting with Jeffery archer and Naipaul.
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