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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

Stories by DOMINIC XAVIER

Dom's Take: Bollywood Avengers: Endgame?

Dom's Take: Bollywood Avengers: Endgame?

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders if the Bollywood Avengers will achieve the Endgame they are looking for.

Dom's Take: Khushbu in Lotusland

Dom's Take: Khushbu in Lotusland

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders what led Khushbu to join the BJP.

Dom's Take: Mystery of NIA Arrests

Dom's Take: Mystery of NIA Arrests

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the NIA's campaign against Leftist activists and intellectuals and wonders if we will ever get to know the truth behind all these arrests.

Dom's Take: And Justice for Rhea

Dom's Take: And Justice for Rhea

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2020

The many horrors a young woman -- whose only mistake appears to be loving a troubled young man -- endured makes for a gritty Bollywood film, notes Dominic Xavier. Hopefully, one that will bring Rhea some meagre measure of closure for her inhuman ordeal and shame all those who hounded her relentlessly, merely for the sake of their personal agendas.

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

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

Rediff.com   8 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.com   6 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.com   5 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.com   2 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.com   30 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.com   29 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.com   25 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.com   25 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier salutes Dean Mervyn Jones.

Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction

Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction

Rediff.com   24 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.com   23 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.com   18 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.com   17 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.com   16 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.com   15 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.com   14 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.com   11 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.