Drowning in a Sea of Garbage
Letter from India, The International Herald Tribune PONDICHERRY, INDIA — Summer is always a tough season around here. The South Indian sun is harsh; days and nights feel baked, like an oven. Wells run dry, electricity is sporadic. We suffer through hours of load-shedding. This year has brought a new hardship: the stink of burning […]
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Prosperity and Its Risk to Culture
Letter from India, The International Herald Tribune CHENNAI, INDIA — On Anna Salai, a central artery that runs through this city, there is a store called the American Book Center. The owner, V. Krishnan, is 70 years old. He has been selling books since he was 8 — first as a hawker in the […]