Break up, Make up
Shortly after the whole city and half the country shut down twice is perhaps not the best time to urge people to be grateful. But if you are reading this, it’s probable is that you do have tons of reasons for gratitude, certainly three: you are literate, not facing sniper fire and have...
Sari, Wrong Number
Is Delhi a different city if you are in a sari? Auto drivers insist they clean their autos before I step in, policemen give directions with a white-gloved benevolence, elderly people address me in long, idiomatic Hindi sentences that they would not otherwise presume to unleash on me. In other cities I’ve been in, the...
