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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."
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | About Some Close Encounters With The Royals… But Not With Epstein! | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | About Some Close Encounters With The Royals…...

    The royals that I encountered were Prince Charles when, years ago, I wrote the screenplay for a film called Mangal...

    27 Feb 2026 11:38 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘Miracle Cures’ and Snake Oil Ads: When Will We Stop Falling for Them?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘Miracle Cures’ and Snake Oil Ads: When Will We...

    From dhobi’s itch to deafness pills, snake oil wins again

    20 Feb 2026 11:17 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Heralding Global Doom Or Bonanza? World In A Tizzy On Possibilities Of AI | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Heralding Global Doom Or Bonanza? World In A...

    Every magazine or newssheet seems to feature deliberations on the powers, dangers, possibilities of AI. Some of them are...

    13 Feb 2026 11:13 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | When ‘Free Speech’ Is No Longer ‘Free’… And The Rising Peril Of ‘Deplatforming’ | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | When ‘Free Speech’ Is No Longer ‘Free’… And...

    France, and now the UK, allege that X is guilty of the violation of security and the promotion of Holocaust-denying...

    6 Feb 2026 9:47 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | As Ex-Tory Suella Comes ‘Home’ To Farage’s Reform, Will Exodus Start? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | As Ex-Tory Suella Comes ‘Home’ To Farage’s...

    She then went up to the grinning Farage and placed her head on his shoulder in a photogenic embrace, facing the cameras....

    31 Jan 2026 12:04 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings | What’s Behind The Rush Among Brit Political Leaders To Defect To Reform? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    Cabbages & Kings | What’s Behind The Rush Among Brit Political Leaders...

    Another junior minister, Andrew somebody-or-other, followed Jenrick’s defection, giving Reform its seventh sitting MP

    23 Jan 2026 11:29 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian Faith Rise Again?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian...

    From protests to princes, sanctions to satire, a meditation on faith, power and identity

    16 Jan 2026 10:30 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why I Think That The Donald May Lose In Bid To Sue BBC For Billions | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why I Think That The Donald May Lose In Bid...

    The one battle I predict Strumpet will lose is his attempt to sue the BBC for $10 billion. Though it’ll be a blow to his...

    10 Jan 2026 12:43 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | Greenland In Trumps Pocket: Is Cuba Next?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Greenland In Trump's Pocket: Is Cuba Next?

    Please note: No reference to oil. The same tyrant is now the unofficial brand ambassador for Nike, the American brand...

    10 Jan 2026 12:16 AM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of The Nigerian Lottery & Other Scams On Web To Clean You Out | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of The Nigerian Lottery & Other Scams On Web...

    Tir’s investigation began with an interview with the parents of a blackmailed young man who had taken his own life. She...

    2 Jan 2026 10:26 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | 2nd Open Letter to Usha Vance… (as yet only) 2nd Lady of the USA | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | 2nd Open Letter to Usha Vance… (as yet only)...

    I speculate that the conversion of JD, perhaps influenced by your very perceptive and predictive self, to MAGA nonsense...

    27 Dec 2025 2:23 AM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | There’s Nothing ‘Christian’ About Spewing Hate For Asylum Seekers | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | There’s Nothing ‘Christian’ About Spewing Hate...

    Growing up in India, one couldn’t not know about dharma and karma, but the understanding of these came woven into myths...

    20 Dec 2025 2:04 AM IST

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