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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 | Of Satyajit Ray and Bollywood… Mother India & Modern Myths | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Satyajit Ray and Bollywood… Mother India &...

    Though the entire event was molto interesting, this column is not, gentle reader, going to bore you with a resume and...

    1 May 2026 11:35 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Feynman & Einstein And His Theory Of ‘Death Doesn’t Exist’ … | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Feynman & Einstein And His Theory Of ‘Death...

    The video that Nadira, Lady Naipaul, sent was entitled “Death Doesn’t Exist”. Feynman died in 1988, so he must have made...

    24 April 2026 10:08 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha Vance, The US Second Lady | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha...

    Now, Ushaji, I insist I am not in any sense a conspiracywalla. But even so, I am sure that Epstein didn’t commit...

    17 April 2026 11:19 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Ye! Ye! No UK Visa For Kanye West… Transgenders Get A Choice: He, She, It? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Ye! Ye! No UK Visa For Kanye West…...

    Sir Keir Starmer expressed strong denunciations of West’s antisemitism, saying his stance was unwelcome in Britain. That...

    10 April 2026 11:56 PM IST

    Cabbages & Kings | Do Demonstrations Really Set Off Change? Look At History: Iran, Vietnam, Immigrants | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    Cabbages & Kings | Do Demonstrations Really Set Off Change? Look At...

    I can and will claim to be a veteran of the shouty march, from my teenage foray into the demonstrating columns in my...

    3 April 2026 10:28 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Fireworks On BBC’s Question Time… Will AI Investments Lead To Bonanza Or Fraud? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Fireworks On BBC’s Question Time… Will AI...

    I’ve always noticed that the applause for some right-wing or some left-wing pronouncement from the guest panel meets...

    27 March 2026 11:33 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Tax-Dodgers and Many Others Use ‘Golden Visa’ To Shelter in DubaiColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Tax-Dodgers and Many Others Use ‘Golden Visa’ To...

    Golden visas, tax refuge and conflict fears shape expat choices

    20 March 2026 9:36 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘Sexploiters’; and How To Help the Sale of Books on the Internet…Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘Sexploiters’; and How To Help the Sale of Books...

    Writers face scams, AI reviews and shady promoters in the digital book market

    13 March 2026 9:45 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | The Many Ways of Perceiving the World: What Makes ‘Art’ Great?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | The Many Ways of Perceiving the World: What Makes...

    A reflection on skill, installations and how our understanding of art evolves.

    6 March 2026 9:54 PM IST

    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

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