Farrukh Dhondy

Mar 31, 2010
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Farrukh Dhondy

Art for money’s sake

“‘Let copulation thrive’, said King Lear
And he lived before Viagra was thought of
Such were the fruits of his wisdom
Though he was an old fool — well, sort of.”
From Arrows of Desire by Bachchoo

Playing on prejudice

“You say you were quite ugly as a child
And turn my eyes down to the photograph
To see the sparkling eyes the hair blown wild
And I can almost hear your wide-mouthed laugh...”
From Memories of Desire by Bachchoo

Showtime at Cannes

“‘God is dead,’ said Nietzsche
‘And look, he’s left a will!
To the rich and wicked he’s left the earth
To the meek the promise of heaven still.’”
From Nietzsche Key Neechey by Bachchoo

Novelistic games

“Pay no heed to any advice.
(Kindly read this sentence twice!)”
From To Pee or Not to Pee by Bachchoo

Dancing on graves

“Their quests for inner knowledge For knowing themselves, For prosperity, peace, universalAwareness... were no moreThan all the avatars Of idleness.”
From Dodo ka Dookh by Bachchoo

When I spent some 18 months in London in 1995-96 in the role of a foreign correspondent for an Indian newspaper, there was one issue that dominated “high politics” in Westminster: the European Union.

What Angelina Jolie did by declaring to the world on Tuesday that she had had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies — surgical removal of both breasts without evidence of breast cancer in either — is being seen by many as an act of courage. Her decision is sure to go a long way in creating awareness.

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