So glad to see you came to India knowing it would be terribly hot, bracing yourself to conduct interviews like a reporter or nonfiction writer. From your comfortable life in the U.S., you came to your hometown ready for legwork. Glad also to hear you are meeting your classmates after 40 years as I did in 2022. Be ready for surprises: Many of your ex-classmates may be taken by the religious majoritarianism sweeping India.
Please take care of yourself, dear Ami. And I love the way your interviews allow us to feel the humanity of the person you are speaking with. That is such a gift. And there is set fixity for what that humanity will appear as. You are open to however it reveals itself. Please be well
You seem to be the "elder" brother. Is this the result of being a writer?😊 Does Mumbai figure on your itinerary?
Hahaha.
I want to come to Mumbai. Next time!
So glad to see you came to India knowing it would be terribly hot, bracing yourself to conduct interviews like a reporter or nonfiction writer. From your comfortable life in the U.S., you came to your hometown ready for legwork. Glad also to hear you are meeting your classmates after 40 years as I did in 2022. Be ready for surprises: Many of your ex-classmates may be taken by the religious majoritarianism sweeping India.
Oh, take care of yourself! We need you.
I've been reading about both the heat and the election in India. Both are overwhelming.
Take care, please! I can't even begin to imagine this level of heat.
The chaos outside your window is disturbing. Do the votes arrive intact? Do they get lost in the shuffle? Do the counters miss any?
A doctor in the family is a gift!
The only one not suffering from the heat is the dog on your tee shirt.
Writerly eye: you are right about that lucky dog!
This is superb
Thank you, boss. I always read your Substack. Here’s an update on the last post from Patna: https://open.substack.com/pub/amitavakumar/p/its-not-just-the-heat
Stunning. I’ve stopped hanging out with people who avoid discussing politics because that usually means only one thing :)
Haha. I know, I know!
Take care, dear friend. Rest and heal. Much love to you ...
Thank you, Mark. Already feeling a little bit. My home state is a dry state, so I can't even medicate that way.
Please take care of yourself, dear Ami. And I love the way your interviews allow us to feel the humanity of the person you are speaking with. That is such a gift. And there is set fixity for what that humanity will appear as. You are open to however it reveals itself. Please be well
I meant "there is NO set fixity"
I got it! ❤️
Thank you, Pat!
Summer heat can take us completely by surprise just when we feel we have overcome it. This has been a harsh season. Please take care.