If someone had asked me two months ago what I thought of wacky therapies like acupuncture I would have said something along the lines of ‘a load of piffle, pointless and probably painful.’ As a life long sufferer of eczema and generally dry skin, I have tried every medicated cream, soap, wash and spray under …
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Modi’s Indian Problem League
In the wake of a spectacular, if slightly troubled IPL series, a crisis the like of which has rarely been seen in the world of Indian cricket, has hit India’s favourite sport. The BCCI in what some termed a ‘midnight coup’, recently suspended the IPL chief, Lalit K Modi following accusations of tax wrongdoings and …
Eyjafjallajoekull brings the West to a standstill
As a ‘volcanic ash victim’, I became all too aware of the frustration of the many thousands of travellers left at the mercy of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull over the last 10 days. My flight departure was scheduled for April 17th, but I finally arrived in Bangalore on the 25th. But should I have? Airspace …
