In the self-help book published in 1995 The Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right, Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider make a bold attempt to list down the secrets to a blissful romantic life. They key to happiness in the Rules collective wisdom is to find Mr. Perfect by solving a…
Month: January 2013
It Is Easy To Forget That Miraa Is A Hard Drug
The first time, I went to Tanzania in the late 90s, I was really surprised to learn that miraa was classified as an illegal drug. I recall my Tanzanians mates looking at me wide eyed when I told them that one could pick up a bunch at any busy bus park and chew their way…
Where Is The Outrage Against Rape?
For over two weeks the Indian Press kept the world glued to the touching story of a young female student gang raped in a moving bus. Sustained countrywide protests were staged as ordinary Indian citizens poured into the streets in their thousands to empathize and demand justice. Precisely a week after the New Dehli incident,…