Sailing to mauritius, and beyond

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=a250e6c5-4406-4672-876b-99b843e8787d
10/25/2008

Excerpt: Then there's the sui generis figure of the accountant Baboo Nob Kissin. Today, he would probably be defined as a pre-op transsexual; in his time and place, there were no reference points for him, and the sheer bafflement he inspires among his fellows allows him to wield a disproportionate influence on events.