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Farrukh Dhondy
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."
    Cabbages & Kings: Torture reportOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Torture report

    The Senate report is a bold exposure of the incidents of the torture of detainees

    12 Dec 2014 7:20 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Perception vs indexOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Perception vs index

    Top five countries named as the most corrupt are Cambodia, Burma, Zimbabwe, Burundi and Syria

    6 Dec 2014 6:40 AM IST

    Poppy politicsOpinion
    Poppy politics

    “He who has theultimate laughWill without a doubtLaugh alone with moistened eyesAnd nothing to laugh...

    8 Nov 2014 11:32 AM IST

    Two UK boys in an Indian schoolOpinion
    Two UK boys in an Indian school

    “If it’s in the bloodThere’s no accounting for the urge!When the rest of the face is shavedThe...

    1 Nov 2014 7:43 AM IST

    Decoding the crISISOpinion
    Decoding the crISIS

    As with the Yezidis and other sects that receive mention I have never been definitively informed as to who the Kurds are

    11 Oct 2014 11:11 AM IST

    The syncretic spiritOpinion
    The syncretic spirit

    “Ishwar, Allah, tero naam, Sabko sanmati de Bhagwan!”

    4 Oct 2014 9:56 AM IST

    Mirror, mirror on the wallOpinion
    Mirror, mirror on the wall

    When William Hague was leader of the Tory Party he wanted to demonstrate solidarity

    27 Sept 2014 11:44 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: Gandhi at Parliament SquareOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: Gandhi at Parliament Square

    “The conundrum of the chicken and the eggWas posed as which was themother?If the egg begat the chicken and the...

    20 Sept 2014 8:03 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: A haunting spectreOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: A haunting spectre

    “Don’t shed those tearsThere’ll be no endLeave the cryingTo me, my friend.Don’t laugh too...

    6 Sept 2014 10:53 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: The mills of BradfordOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: The mills of Bradford

    “The coconuts swing in the grove of palmsThe angels in white surrender their charmsTheir breasts now hang down to...

    16 Aug 2014 12:20 PM IST

    Cabbages & Kings: The dark life of school boardersOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings: The dark life of school boarders

    “The most cunning deception Is self-deception — You can’t find yourself out!”From Keepup With...

    2 Aug 2014 11:23 AM IST

    Cabbages & Kings; Insaaf and safaiOpinion
    Cabbages & Kings; Insaaf and safai

    “Birds twitter, cackle and cooThey don’t ‘sing’.Melody strikes me as a uniquely human thing!Have...

    13 July 2014 11:30 AM IST

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