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Dominic Xavier

Chief Designer Dominic Xavier breathes life into stories with his illustrations. You can e-mail the author at dominicx@rediff.co.in

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Dom's Take: Who is Scared of Protest and Dissent?

Dom's Take: Who is Scared of Protest and Dissent?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders why the Bisht government in UP is so terrified of democratic protest that it has to resort to draconian measures at every turn.

Dom's Take: Luxury or Necessary?

Dom's Take: Luxury or Necessary?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders if such expenditure is merited at a time when the Republic is passing through such tough times.

Dom's Take: Why this Silence?

Dom's Take: Why this Silence?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Why has the prime minister of India not spoken about the Hathras incident when he was so vocal, as Gujarat chief minister, about the Nirbhaya case, asks Dominic Xavier.

Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome death of a Dalit teenager from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.

Dom's Take: India Caste in iron

Dom's Take: India Caste in iron

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

No one in the India of 2020 should be vulnerable and unprotected because of the caste they have been born in, says Dominic Xavier and no child should ever suffer a horrific fate like the Dalit teenager in Hathras village.

Dom's Take: Is the NCB starstruck?

Dom's Take: Is the NCB starstruck?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders what the end game in the NCB's starstruck probe will be.

Dom's Take: Setting the farmers free

Dom's Take: Setting the farmers free

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier worries whether the farm bills will lead to corporatisation of agriculture in India.

Dom's Take: Farewell, Deano

Dom's Take: Farewell, Deano

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier salutes Dean Mervyn Jones.

Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction

Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the timing of the NCB summons to Bollywood's reigning empress.

Dom's Take: Who cares for Opposition parties?

Dom's Take: Who cares for Opposition parties?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier asks why the Modi government appears unwilling to debate and discuss important issues confronting our great Republic and its people with the Opposition parties in Parliament.

Dom's Take: Who will the Farm Bill benefit?

Dom's Take: Who will the Farm Bill benefit?

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier asks if the bills will really benefit farmers or if this is a ploy by the Modi government to push the agricultural sector towards privatisation.

Dom's Take: Kangana's Comet

Dom's Take: Kangana's Comet

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier mulls over the shooting star that is Kangana Amardeep Ranaut.

Dom's Take: Arresting dissent

Dom's Take: Arresting dissent

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier asks if Umar Khalid's arrest is part of a fresh campaign to crush all dissent against the Modi government

Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?

Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government revelation that it has no idea how many migrants died during the long and dangerous march home.

Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless

Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

With the graph of crimes in Uttar Pradesh in upswing mode, Dominic Xavier wonders if the SSF can curtail the increasing lawlessness in UP.

Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?

Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier believes the turning point if India and China go to war will be how the Rafale dominates the skies over Ladakh.

Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts

Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts

Rediff.com10 Sep 2020

Dominc Xavier wonders if Kangana will take a lesson from the Smriti Irani playbook and turn to politics.

Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?

Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders whether Rhea is being made a scapegoat in a case which has clear political overtones.

Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut

Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

Dominc Xavier wonders when this verbal slugfest will end.

Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises

Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier surveys the deluge of prime ministerial promises and wonders how many of them will be around a couple of years from now.

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