May 8, 2003

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Recycled syringes: fact or fiction? The stinking garbage dump abounds with hospital waste—syringes, drip bags, blood soaked bandages, filthy cotton balls—all merging with municipal waste, encroaching upon the pavement. Passers by, repelled by the filth, search for...		No vain, no gain As you know by now, I have a thing for making confessions in print. In a weird way it is cathartic. Or perhaps it’s just plain weird. My insecurities, paranoia and other assorted quirks are there for the world to see and ridicule (or empathize with) but I don’t seem...
SARS attack Our awareness of the world around us to a large extent comes from what we read about in the press and hear on the news on TV. The latest intimidating disease that has been covered extensively in the media is Severe Acute...		Scared to scream It is almost impossible to comprehend violence — especially sexual violence. Anger, retribution or even lust drives people to acts of unimaginable consternation. How, for instance, can one fathom the malevolent pique of the man who criminally assaulted and raped...
Far from home Ironic that Khurshid should liken Karachi to an unfaithful mistress when he says: “We do go home every three months but it entices you back, such is its charm.” This 32 year old trucker hails from Mansehra, a small hilly town in the NWFP....		Why look in the crystal ball? “I can see the future.” “How were you blessed with this mystic ability, O Prophetic One?” “I received my gift through watching George W. Bush on NBC News.....
Regaining pre-pregnancy shape is not impossible Q :I had a baby about two months ago. I also have a body that is not the same as it was before I became pregnant. I have gained weight that...		Strawberry delight There is nothing quite like the aroma and tangy taste of freshly picked strawberries, particularly if they are grown with your own hands. The markets, fruit stores and street vendors have been selling them at varying rates everywhere...
Eight days A week That Aparna Sen is a very sensitive director would be obvious to anybody who’s seen her 36 Chowringhee Lane which starred the late Jennifer Kapoor. She proves it again in Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, a delicately drawn portrait of two people coming...		Easy on the pocket The Chutney Mary, the new eatery in town, previously under the name of Fortune Teller, has been all spruced up with a brand new look and a pretty diverse cuisine....