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Farrukh Dhondy
About the AuthorFarrukh Dhondy
In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    The signature collection whisky. (Photo: Twitter | @RossSNSPix)Opinion
    In the world of spirits, old is gold: Price is what fools pay

    It was distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986. It's obviously not for drinking, but for display, like a Titian or a...

    13 Oct 2018 3:52 AM IST

    Theresa MayOpinion
    Threatened on several fronts, Britain's Theresa May may find it hard...

    Theresa May, in her subsequent presentation to the conference, thrust a trishul of persuasion forward.

    6 Oct 2018 2:44 AM IST

    Chess game democracy in the UK?Opinion
    Chess game democracy in the UK?

    The question of democracy and how it should work is the large pachydermous presence in Britain's spaces.

    29 Sept 2018 1:51 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit ShahOpinion
    Of marijuana and the Mumbai police

    If Modiji and the others do admit to having had a sip they should “be mindful” of the statement issued by the Mumbai...

    22 Sept 2018 5:17 AM IST

    Of Internet yug and copyrightOpinion
    Of Internet yug and copyright

    In our age fame is a relative phenomenon.

    15 Sept 2018 12:45 AM IST

    In TV there is an increasing tendency to try and reduce drama to formulae: In a series there ought to be x number of characters who appear in all episodes. Each episode should follow y number of main plots and z number of subsidiary ones etc.Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Lies, damned pretences & statistics

    The simple single fact was that there were fewer babies born in the years 1999 and 2000 and so there were fewer...

    8 Sept 2018 7:45 AM IST

    Chef and food show specialist Jamie OliverOpinion
    Religion is sacred, recipes are not

    Jamie's got in a pickle by dubbing his dish jerk rice.

    1 Sept 2018 1:23 AM IST

    Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Sir Vidia and his A team

    Having known him for several decades and talked to him about religion over these decades, I know that Vidia was a...

    25 Aug 2018 7:45 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Burqa jokes become a pawn in the great game of PolitopolyOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Burqa jokes' become a pawn in the great game of...

    Boris has said that women who wear burqas look to him like letterboxes or bank robbers presumably those wearing...

    18 Aug 2018 7:30 AM IST

    A grave Sunday visitOpinion
    A grave Sunday visit

    Of course, the surnames on the Parsi graves are familiar.

    14 Aug 2018 1:02 AM IST

    Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrectOpinion
    Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrect

    Naipaul first book on India was, as he said to me, the product of disillusion.

    13 Aug 2018 12:43 AM IST

    British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with supporters as he arrives for a press conference to launch his bid to retain the leadership of the party in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Cabbages & Kings: UK Labour must tackle its anti-Semitism

    Several Muslim leaders objected and complained to Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, to take action.

    4 Aug 2018 7:45 AM IST

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