{"product_id":"words-9789351364900","title":"Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Farrukh Dhondy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBombay duck, hobsonjobson, big cheese, minaret – words are cultural signifiers, slices of history made up of letters.In Words, Farrukh Dhondy reveals a certain landscape of India through a joyful exploration of Indianisms and IndoBritish usages, including slang, choice curse words and colonial coinage. He cites AngloIndian dictionaries and Cockney kids, Parsi grandmothers and bartenders, foulmouthed neighbours, history books and tour guides. Dhondy’s musings on etymological evolution bring to light the social, moral and often lessthanmoral beliefs and behaviours these sayings stem from.Just goes to show – whether it’s an earnest chat or gossip, we are saying more than we realize. About the AuthorScreenwriter, playwright and bestselling novelist, Farrukh Dhondy began his writing career while earning a living as a teacher and wrote books, TV dramas and stage plays. In 1983 he was appointed to an executive position in Channel 4 TV. In his incarnation as commissioning editor for multicultural programming for Channel 4 (8497), he commissioned hundreds of hours of TV in all genres,including the Oscarnominated Salaam Bombay, Shekhar Kapoor’s Bandit Queen, and awardwinning TV shows like Desmonds and Family Pride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46338636087447,"sku":"9789351364900","price":228.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789351364900.webp?v=1769305302","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/words-9789351364900","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}