Book on HIV/AIDS released
That the HIV/AIDS scenario in the State has undergone a sea change with concerted government and non-Government efforts was confirmed on Monday when Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi launched a book that recounts the real life narratives of people who have acquired the dreaded disease. The book, titled Positive in Rhino Land: Battle Against HIV/AIDS in Assam and authored by journalist Wasbir Hussain, brings the dreaded disease out of the closet by relating the struggles and determination of the affected people to live and keep smiling.