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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."
    Farrukh Dhondy | UK to Celebrate Raj Kapoor’s Heroic Myths of India After 1947Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | UK to Celebrate Raj Kapoor’s Heroic Myths of India...

    My own view of Raj Kapoor, which I enthusiastically forced on the producer and director, was that he was distinctly one...

    10 May 2025 2:07 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | My Life With Literary Indo-Brit ‘Legends’ Like Salman Rushdie, Kureishi & Tariq AliColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | My Life With Literary Indo-Brit ‘Legends’ Like Salman...

    A personal glimpse into the courage, brilliance, and legacy of three “Indo-Brit” literary greats

    2 May 2025 9:44 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | ‘Wokery’, diversity face rising attacks; Bard’s Stratford is being ‘decolonised’ | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | ‘Wokery’, diversity face rising attacks;...

    This is the sort of declaration that could be classed as wokery. It’s fairly harmless. I think it means that they intend...

    11 April 2025 10:58 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a best-seller in materialistic US? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a...

    The “translations” of Rumi that make it to the best-seller list are by various Americans, among them a gentleman called...

    4 April 2025 10:53 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country celebrates its entrepreneurs | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country...

    Hanoi, a city of a hundred lakes, has an island in the centre called Banana Island. No marks for guessing what it grows!

    28 March 2025 10:28 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS |Are citizens really ‘blind’ to poverty, sense of hierarchy in India’s society? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS |Are citizens really ‘blind’ to poverty, sense...

    So, Parsis celebrate two days as new year. The one which is stable at the vernal equinox on the 20th or 21st of March,...

    22 March 2025 12:09 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Snake Oil ‘Cures’ Other ‘Remedies’: How the World Gets Taken for a RideColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Snake Oil ‘Cures’ Other ‘Remedies’: How the World...

    From miracle hearing cures to weight loss pills, online scams thrive on hope and pseudoscience—don’t fall for them.

    16 March 2025 10:04 PM IST

    Elon Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. (Photo: AFP)Columnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | After Elon Musk in US, will UK too join New...

    In Trump’s boasts about saving American taxpayer’s money there is a massive dimension of hypocrisy

    7 March 2025 11:31 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Bollywood movies, yoga, curry… Can India’s soft power rise like America’s? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Bollywood movies, yoga, curry… Can India’s...

    Then there was the prank we played in college on poor Professor Ketkar, who lectured on chemistry. Most of the hundred...

    28 Feb 2025 10:37 PM IST

    Book Review | Stories that showcase Mumbai’s soulBooks and Art
    Book Review | Stories that showcase Mumbai’s soul

    Murzban Shroff’s collection of stories justifies his claim to be a primary muse of the city

    22 Feb 2025 11:58 AM IST

    Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, on Tuesday, (Image:AP)Columnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Rebuild, but don’t displace: Will world...

    I was certainly aware that Israel had been established after Hitler’s Holocaust, but didn’t connect it with Balfour’s...

    22 Feb 2025 12:06 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in martyrdom bid?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in...

    Hadi Matar’s trial for the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie begins in New York, raising questions about his...

    14 Feb 2025 10:14 PM IST

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