July 15, 2003: Killing the high-end killer I first learnt that smoke from chulhas was deadly when Kirk Smith, then a professor at the East-West Centre in Hawaii, visited our office in the early 1980s... More>>  A conspiracy of silence Noted environmentalist Anil Agarwal talks about the Indian government's refusal to acknowledge the seriousness of cancer. He details the trauma of dealing with an abysmal lack of professionalism in the medical and health education sytems, and the menace of pollution as a carcinogen. The Hindu, Sept. 24, 2000  More>>  Rejoinder Dr T Rajkumar of the Chennai, Adyar-based Cancer Institute gives a rejoinder to Anil Agarwal's article. He also reaffirms that health education with regard to environmental pollution ought to be given prominence. The Hindu, Oct. 15, 2000  More>> Point-Counterpoint Anil Agarwal replies to the points raised by Dr T Rajkumar. He emphasises the need to have a powerful preventive policy and an insurance system which would help those who are inflicted with cancer. The Hindu, Oct. 15, 2000  More>>