The rains…

The rains…

The heat is intense. She is flat on her back – the fan is on 3 .. whirring and clattering a little as it labours its way around its age. Stretched out on the striped floor mat, her sari loosened for the night – she cluthces a damp cloth in her hand used to...

Water Privileges

If you are reading this it is more than likely that you will have woken up this morning and found as you usually do that the taps turn on and water flows to clean your teeth or take your shower. This morning I woke early as a friend arrived on the early train. All was...
The Way It Is

The Way It Is

I’m not going to say ‘only in India’.. but sometimes that phrase does feel appropriate and today.. well – I had interesting experiences at the carpentry shop! We are in a big town called Nizamabad – staying at a lodge right in the middle...