by L. DeAne Lagerquist | Jan 8, 2019 | L. DeAne Lagerqquist
india is covered with walls. We are staying inside the HMI compound, surrounded by a wall which on one side faces the neighbor’s wall which is topped with wire. Inside we enjoy green grass, profuse flowering plants, quiet peace, interrupted only by the five times...
by L. DeAne Lagerquist | Jan 4, 2019 | L. DeAne Lagerqquist
In his 2003 novel set in Bombay, Roberts offers his readers this description of his main character’s early obersations about the city. It is not unlike our own first day in Delhi a decade and a half later. ”The contrast between the familiar and the exceptional was...
by L. DeAne Lagerquist | Jan 3, 2019 | L. DeAne Lagerqquist, Uncategorized
Setting out on a pilgrimage requires some preparation, some planning, even some packing. But my reading about Indian sadhus and the story of a Jain nun highlights the task of divestment, equally of processions and of desire to control one’s journey. Taking to the open...
