Tuesday, 12 Jan 2016 | Views [540]
The clock struck 2:25 and the crowd swelled behind us, fifteen more people pouring into the waiting area from the sidewalk and joining our relaxed group of twenty. They brought an energy with them, an urgency, and many of the previously calm families ... Read more >
Tags: bangalore, cuisine, dosa, food, india, restaurants
Saturday, 26 Dec 2015 | Views [506]
Our boat was surrounded by others just like it: rickety, in a word, with peeling paint and shoddily assembled wooden planks. I could feel my whiteness in the empty space between us and our boatman, where the other boats were packed to the ... Read more >
Tags: culture, delhi belly, developing world, india, puja, river ganges, varanasi
Monday, 21 Dec 2015 | Views [527]
The chaos of the developing world, all of its stark contrast, reigns here. A child's grimy hand tugs my skirt. I hear the tap-tap-tap of a woman's fingernail on the taxi window, and turn to see her kissing gathered fingers to her mouth in a begging gesture, ... Read more >
Tags: chaos, culture, delhi, developing world, india, india
