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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 | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a best-seller in materialistic US? | Farrukh Dhondy

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 5:23 PM

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

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 4:58 PM

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

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,...

21 March 2025 6:39 PM

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

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 4:34 PM

Elon Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. (Photo: AFP)

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 6:01 PM

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

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 5:07 PM

Book Review | Stories that showcase Mumbai’s soul

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 6:28 AM

Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, on Tuesday, (Image:AP)

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...

21 Feb 2025 6:36 PM

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

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 4:44 PM

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Diversity, inclusion in Trump’s cross-hairs: From a US aircrash to Middle East’s ‘Riveria’ | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Diversity, inclusion in Trump’s cross-hairs:...

The new “Riviera of the Middle East” will then, presumably, be populated by non-Muslim white settlers: Jews and...

7 Feb 2025 5:34 PM

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over ‘civil war’ and migrants’ ‘terror’? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over...

Instigators through anti-social posts, including a severe one from the great seer Elon Musk, implied or openly stated...

31 Jan 2025 4:38 PM

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

Farrukh Dhondy | The Trump agenda: What is the kind of ‘greatness’...

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

24 Jan 2025 6:30 PM