Person of the Week: Baba Ramdev
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Person of the Week: Baba Ramdev

Baba Ramdev, who is only a few business deals away from launching his own line of yoga-enabled spacecraft, is at this point, just showing off. It wouldn’t come as a shock if he’s the one who finally cures AIDS.
“What’s That On Your Hand?”: What’s It Like to Live with a Permanent Skin Disorder
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“What’s That On Your Hand?”: What’s It Like to Live with a Permanent Skin Disorder

I was 17 when psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes itchy patches, arrived unannounced, putting me in a permanent state of discomfort. Perfect strangers would ask me what I had on my elbows, leaving me mortified. I refused to take a seat on public transport because I didn’t want people to avoid sitting next to me, or worse get up if my skin showed.