January 15, 2004

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The myths behind ECT I avoided going to a psychiatrist because I was petrified I’d be given electric shocks,” said Asad, a patient of depression. He envisioned ending up on an operating table, manhandled by burly men in white coats as they forced electric shocks on him...		The emotional side of men Emotions remind me of motions. Are these motions related to motion sickness, motion of time as life goes by or just motions in a sloth’s life? Well, they are none of...
A closed chapter I avoided going to a psychiatrist because I was petrified I’d be given electric shocks,” said Asad, a patient of depression. He envisioned ending up on an operating table, manhandled by burly men in white coats as they forced electric shocks on him...		Life on a boat When a person travels to Larkana’s kutcha areas, especially through the guava orchards, the journey seems quite interesting, but one is threatened by feelings of fear and danger due to the rampant kidnappings....
Do calories count? I have a confession to make. I love food. No I really do. My friends can call me a glutton for all I care, but I like to think of myself as a connoisseur. The one sad aspect about such an appreciation of culinary skills is, well, a burgeoning waistline. They say that first your critics notice the bulge...		Led astray Nadeem, 18, is very concerned about nine-year-old Raju’s health; he’s been admitted in a hospital in Karachi. Both are homeless and live on the streets of this metropolitan city. Their only property is their rags but...
Price tags Twenty-eight year old Shahzadi, a mother of two, was widowed when her husband died in a road accident. Her greedy brothers sold her to 56-year-old Rahim Bukhsh for Rs 60,000 and Shahzadi....		Have you met? Making introductions is important, but in our social system you may find that it is not usually considered necessary to introduce strangers at social gatherings. Although this formality...
Stretching a noisy hip Q :I tried for two years to make the cheerleading squad. I finally made it this year. Now I am having trouble with my hip. When I bend, I hear a...		That crazy little thing called love Every popular song is about it, half our books and films obsess over it, everybody wants it. But when we come to ask what love is, we are overwhelmed by a myriad different ideas and experiences. On the one hand, love can lift us up; on the other, it can destroy us...
Eight days A week Lost In Translation is a sad, bittersweet and sometimes quietly hilarious movie about two lonely souls lost in a strange land who find some sort of solace and respite in each other —even if only for a few days. Writer/director...		Desi delights Brinjal curd Ingredients: 50 grams brinjal 1/2 kg curd (beaten) 1/2 kg flour (bajra)...