Dhondy was born in 1944 in Poona, India, where he attended The Bishop's School, and obtained a BSc degree from the University of Poona (1964). He won a scholarship to ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

In Leicester, Dhondy became involved with the Indian Workers' Association and later, in London, with the British Black Panthers, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• Children's Rights Workshop Other award: 1977, for East End at Your Feet, and 1979, for Come to Mecca, and Other Stories;
• Collins/Fontana Award for Come to Mecca, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• Mama Dragon, produced in London, England, 1980.
• Trojans (adaptation of a play by Euripides), produced in London, England, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Dhondy's literary output is extensive, including books for children, textbooks and biographies, as well as plays for theatre and scripts for film and television. He is also a … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• East End at Your Feet (short stories), London: Macmillan Publishers, 1976.
• Come to Mecca, and Other Stories, London: Collins, 1978. ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• Bandit Queen, 1994 film based on late wife Mala Sen's book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi (1993)
• Red Mercury (2005) ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ