Trivia

• Section 377: India was gay-neutral long before that horrible section in the IPC. But now at least it’s official.
• Sach Ka Saamna: Have you ever thought of another woman while having sex with your wife? Indian culture “died” when a contestant in this racy TV show said yes.
• H1N1: It’s the pandemic of the year, but infinitely scarier than the illness. Ships with hysteria and green masks.
• Morning-after pill: This cheap, over-the-counter contraceptive pill for women became 2009’s lifestyle drug—alas, with no questions asked.
• Online CAT: A belated Y2K nightmare for The Big MBA Test, which went terribly awry in its debut run. Fingers crossed for the retest.
• Savita Bhabhi: Indian censors killed this voluptuous saree-clad sister-in-law, an online fantasy. But she lives on somewhere.
• Kirsten’s Sex Manual: Indian cricket’s first official Kamasutra: “You don’t need a partner if you have a good hand.” Go figure.

• A new species of lizard, Cnemaspis kolhapurensis, in the Western Ghats
• Three new species of legless amphibians, in Manipur and Nagaland
• A transparent, tiny fish, in the drainage areas of the Brahmaputra
• Three new plants, belonging to the custard apple and orchid families

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