The senses are on high alert in India. Either I’m fascinated or repulsed with what I hear, smell, touch, and see. As others have noted, visiting India is a “full-body”… Read more

We are constantly given advice. Billboards. Grafitti. Influencers. Friends. Professors. The advice may be catchy; the advice may be dated. I ask advice of individuals in India. Since I will… Read more

I’m exhausted. It has been a long series of connecting flights to Delhi. Go through the passport control. Find the baggage claim area. Find the driver. I’m in luck, no… Read more

As a visual person, I love photographing people and places. The world is so interesting! Using a camera though can be double-sided. The camera can cut me off from people… Read more

I want to see Mumbai’s Dharavi slum. Reportedly the largest in Asia. Knowing that I’m not going to walk through Dharavi alone, I joined Dava’s walking tour. My last Indian… Read more

Moving around and about India isn’t for the faint of heart. I walk, ride a rickshaw, hire a taxi, make arrangements for a private vehicle and driver, jump on a… Read more

I see pilgrims from Haridwar in the north, to Rameswaram in the south, from Kolkata in the east to Mumbai in the west. I ask myself: What to make of… Read more