“The problem with the plague of 1994, really, was that unlike so many other diseases, it refused to occur and remain ‘out there’ in the rural areas. Nor would it confine itself to urban slums . Plague germs are notorious for their non-observance of class distinctions. Methods are yet to be devised to prevent their entry into the elite areas of South Bombay or South Delhi. Worse still, they can board aircraft and fly club class to New York. Too many beautiful peple felt threatened”