Museum of Kitsch Over the past 20 years, Dina has collected many items from the obscure to unique.  Panning across the haunts of her home lays further evidence of her passion towards this hobby.  Dina has devoted a majority of her time not only expanding her arsenal but also arranging its display.  read more...       A Rash of Good Behavior Contradictory to other Indian households, the welcome mat is ushered into the kitchen to continue its ugly discharge.  The tea and biscuits are relegated to storage as if a precious commodity on the brink of extinction.  Only to be filed out on display for those willing to flash their foreign currency while disowning their true origin. read more...       The Chor Bizarre Being that posession is 9/10 the law in India struck great fear in the Irani household.   Subsequently, locks were changed and the vicious circle created by the Ahmed's was relegated downstairs. read more...     AIDS is contracted via the following means: -  blood transfusions ( not common ) -  being born with it. -  having unprotected sex with someone who has AIDS. -  finding a used needle on the ground, picking it up,    and getting the infected blood into an open wound. -  getting blood from someone else's cut who has AIDS, into yours. In 2006 UNAIDS estimated that there were 5.6 million people living with HIV in India, which indicated that there were more people with HIV in India than in any other country in the world.  However, NACO disputed this estimate, and claimed that the actual figure was lower.  In 2007, using a more effective surveillance system, UNAIDS and NACO agreed on a new estimate – between 2 million and 3.6 million people living with HIV. This puts India behind South Africa and Nigeria in numbers living with HIV. In terms of AIDS cases, the most recent estimate comes from August 2006, at which stage the total number of AIDS cases reported to NACO was 124,995. Of this number, 29% were women, and 36% were under the age of 30. These figures are not accurate reflections of the actual situation though, as large numbers of AIDS cases go unreported. Overall, around 0.36% of India’s population is living with HIV.  While this may seem a low rate, India’s population is vast, so the actual number of people living with HIV is remarkably high. There are so many people living in India that a mere 0.1% increase in HIV prevalence would increase the estimated number of people living with HIV by over half a million. The national HIV prevalence rose dramatically in the early years of the epidemic, but a study released at the beginning of 2006 suggests that the HIV infection rate has recently fallen in southern India, the region that has been hit hardest by AIDS.  In addition, NACO has released figures suggesting that the overall rate of new HIV infections in the country is slowing.  Researchers claim that this decline is the result of successful prevention campaigns, which have led to an increase in condom use. Some AIDS activists are doubtful of the suggestion that the situation is improving, though: “It is the reverse. All the NGOs I know have recorded increases in the number of people accepting help because of HIV. I am really worried that we are just burying our head in the sand over this.” -Anjali Gopalan, the Naz Foundation, Delhi