It’s been less than a week since I landed in India and the fieldwork for my book kicks off next week, right after Ganesh Chaturthi. My mother asked me to spend these few days home before I disappear again, and I couldn’t refuse. The timing feels right — beginning this journey just as the elephant-headed god of new beginnings has been welcomed and celebr…
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