I have a childhood friend who is an epidemiologist – meaning that she’s an expert in public health and outbreaks. I’ll call her Dr Guest. Dr Guest embraces her profession. When you visit she monitors the amount of times you go to the toilet, and takes an interest in what you do when you are there. More than four visits a day and you have a health problem that might infect … [Read more...]
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Book Review : The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
There are many, many books written about India. On a recent visit I asked my colleague for some recommendations on books that she thought ‘would give you India on a plate’, or that captured part of the spirit of India. At the top of the list was The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize ‘The White Tiger’ was described by one critic as ‘blazingly … [Read more...]
