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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."
    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 11:05 PM IST

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

    Mumbai, Bombay, the Big Mango, is the city of the subcontinent with the greatest diversity of class, religions,...

    22 Feb 2025 12:47 PM IST

    OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Rebuild, but don’t displace: Will world compel Trump to retract Gaza plan? | Farrukh DhondyColumnists
    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 12:30 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 11:20 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | The Trump agenda: What is the kind of ‘greatness’ MAGA hopes to restore?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | The Trump agenda: What is the kind of ‘greatness’...

    Myanmar’s new dictator and Trump’s swearing-in mark global political chaos

    25 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST

    Book Review | Diligently unfurling GhalibBooks
    Book Review | Diligently unfurling Ghalib

    The cover of this diligent and elegant introduction to Ghalib’s life and work —for the academic as well as...

    18 Jan 2025 12:29 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my mind about NY resolutionsColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my...

    “If love breeds confusion It means the lover is besotted If it’s stretched out like a string It...

    18 Jan 2025 12:11 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Elon Musk giving support to sexual predators & ‘groomers’ in UK?Columnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Elon Musk giving support to sexual predators &...

    Elon Musk faces backlash for calling MP Jess Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” over grooming gang inquiry discussions

    11 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Why I don’t believe in NY resolutions… And why, if offered ‘honours’, I’ll say noColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Why I don’t believe in NY resolutions… And why, if...

    “I was cursed to be a liar So, people know what’s true The old, the young the entire Village...

    4 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | As world rejoices at Christmas time, Xmas tree burnt in protest in SyriaColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | As world rejoices at Christmas time, Xmas tree burnt...

    “Chappatis are what you knead, my friend ‘Cos there’s not enough naan to go around. The sun rises...

    28 Dec 2024 12:08 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the spirit of givingColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the...

    “Shah Jahan was obsessed with his wife Is the Taj a monument to her life Or just to her death? -- ...

    21 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going over the top in BritainColumnists
    Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going...

    A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AFP)A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir...

    14 Dec 2024 12:20 AM IST

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