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Monthly Archives: June 2015

Holding Back the Heavens

MUMBAI—For weeks people have been dying across India. The heat is staggering. It has a weight and presence to it like a living, dangerous thing. I stand in the cool night looking over the tall, lighted buildings and the dark street below. Figures glide from glowing streetlight pools and disappear into black shadow, reappear and disappear again. In […]

Mumbai Street

The Little Raja in His Backpack

MUMBAI—The sky is a dull grey today, dimmed by cloud and smoke. It feels cooler than the last time I was out. The thermometer reads 91 degrees and that is some indication of how hot it has been. Feeling stronger, I filled my canteen and strapped Henry to my shoulders, pulled on my fedora and […]

Day and Night

Splendid Insulation

MUMBAI—Only occasionally are you aware of the white noise, the volume of the non-sound that is both a byproduct and an element of your isolation and controlled environment. There are three air-filters, four dehumidifiers, a water distiller, air-conditioning and ceiling fans which run constantly. With the drapes drawn against the topical sun, the double pane […]