g_b GB Film Club Screening this Sunday, October 14

2012-10-09 Thread Vikram D
This coming Sunday (14/10) GB presents its latest Film Club screening. As the many people who are regulars at these screenings know I have a bad tendency to keep pushing the final selection of films till almost the day before. I thought this time I wouldn't do that, but a friend is coming tomorr

g_b informing non-relatives for operations

2012-10-09 Thread Vikram D
A friend of mine recently had to have a minor surgical procedure done for which he had gone to a surgeon in one of Mumbai's leading hospitals. My friend is HIV+ which, of course, was known to the specialist who had no problem doing the procedure. This surgeon said the procedure would require g

g_b Re: homosexuality-still-considered-a-crime-in-india/

2012-10-09 Thread Sujit Bhandary
My views, somewhat similar - I was a perfectly "normal" "straight" male with no inclinations towards homosexuality at all till about 3-4 years back. Married, leading a rather "normal" social life, how do I even begin to explain to my wife, son or friends that there are some days when I find myse