About the Author

Described by Khushwant Singh as India's Art Buchwald, Jug Suraiya is best known for the popular satirical column Jugular Vein, which appears every week in The Times of India. He has also written extensively on philosophical, social, literary and political themes. Together with artist Neelabh Banerjee, he is the co-creator of the comic strip, Duniya ke Neta, which appears in The Times of India. He also collaborates with cartoonist Ajit Ninan in a twice-weekly cartoon, Like That Only which also features in The Times of India. He lives in Gurgaon with his wife Bunny and Mili the street dog who's adopted them.