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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: Waah Mere Sher Shinde, Waah!

Dom's Take: Waah Mere Sher Shinde, Waah!

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Maharashtra's riveting political drama when ambitious Eknath Shinde dethroned the late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray's son and political heir last night.

Dom's Take: KK, Where Will Love Be Without You?

Dom's Take: KK, Where Will Love Be Without You?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Dominic Xavier salutes KK -- the king of love ballads -- who passed suddenly into the ages after a concert in Kolkata on Tuesday night.

Dom's Take: Hardik, Gujarat Titans Rule!

Dom's Take: Hardik, Gujarat Titans Rule!

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Dominic Xavier celebrates Hardik Pandya and Gujarat Titans's IPL 2022 triumph.

Dom's Take: Indian Aristocratic Service

Dom's Take: Indian Aristocratic Service

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the shunting of IAS couple Sanjeev Khirwar and Anu Dugga to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.

Dom's Take: Will America's Senseless Murders Ever Stop?

Dom's Take: Will America's Senseless Murders Ever Stop?

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Dominic Xavier mourns the 19 children and two teachers murdered in a classroom at a Texas school on Tuesday.

Dom's Take: Will The Rajapaksas GO?

Dom's Take: Will The Rajapaksas GO?

Rediff.com11 May 2022

Dominic Xavier wonders if the Rajapaksa brothers, who have dominated politics in Sri Lanka this century with their strong-arm methods, will be forced to exit the stage.

Dom's Take: Arvind, Is That How You Sit?

Dom's Take: Arvind, Is That How You Sit?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on these quaint developments.

Dom's Take: What's Elon Musk Up To?

Dom's Take: What's Elon Musk Up To?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Elon Musk's Twitter grab!

Dom's Take: Break In India

Dom's Take: Break In India

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the BJP governments -- whether in UP, MP or the municipality in the national capital -- to deploy bulldozers to raze the homes of individuals, who it suspects of being involved in riotous activities.

Dom's Take: Raj Thackeray's Relevance Mantra

Dom's Take: Raj Thackeray's Relevance Mantra

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Raj Thackeray's latest political ploy and wonders if this Thackeray versus Thackeray skit will help the BJP finally achieve its goal of ejecting the Maha Vikas Aghadi government from a state that has largely been insulated from the communal disharmony sweeping across parts of north India.

Dom's Take: The Dilemma Of Being Aakar Patel

Dom's Take: The Dilemma Of Being Aakar Patel

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier wonders whether the desi version of the Keystone Cops are in charge and if they take these terrifying, strange, decisions.

Dom's Take: Rajapaksas In Trouble

Dom's Take: Rajapaksas In Trouble

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the crisis in Sri Lanka and the demand that the Rajapaksas, who currently dominate the island's presidency, prime ministership and ruling party politics, step down.

Dom's Take: Will Imran Khan Survive?

Dom's Take: Will Imran Khan Survive?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the vote of no-confidence against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan which is slated for March 31.

Dom's Take: Not A Cakewalk, Vlad!

Dom's Take: Not A Cakewalk, Vlad!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

A month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Dominic Xavier salutes the Ukrainians's courage and determination with which they have fought and resisted Vladimir Putin's army.

Dom's Take: Are US Sanctions Enough?

Dom's Take: Are US Sanctions Enough?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier wonders whether Joe Biden's sanctions against Russia are enough to make Vladimir Putin halt the senseless war in Ukraine.

Dom's Take: What Broke Congress' Back?

Dom's Take: What Broke Congress' Back?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier wonders if the Congress's pathetic performance in the assembly elections will end the Sonia-Rahul-Priyanka 'high command' era.

Congress' Gandhis Caravan Rolls On

Congress' Gandhis Caravan Rolls On

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the outcome of Sunday's Congress Working Committee meeting.

Dom's Take: BJP Rocks!

Dom's Take: BJP Rocks!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier is gobsmacked by the BJP's emphatic triumph in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.

Dom's Take: Game Over For Congress?

Dom's Take: Game Over For Congress?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the dismal performance of the grand old party in the five-state elections results to which were declared on Thursday.

Dom's Take: And The World Will Suffer...

Dom's Take: And The World Will Suffer...

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on spiralling oil and gas prices courtesy Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion.

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