Snippets

A translator told me that if an Indian has a car and a horn, he doesn't feel alive unless he's driving fast and honking his horn.

I gave an interview to a TV station yesterday and talked about my views on the march. Today, several people told me in broken English they liked the strong comments I made. I wasn't sure what they were talking about and wondered how they knew I did an interview. Later, Jill told me the TV station aired our interview again and again over a 12-hour period. Jill speaks Hindi so her interview was broadcast as is. But they dubbed me so that Hindi came out of my mouth and even non-English speakers understood what I supposedly said.

Raja went to Delhi yesterday to meet Sonia Ghandi. The results were favourable. She's promised to talk to the prime minister when he gets back from somewhere to start a Land Reform Commission for the marchers.

We marched today and did a two-hour meditation on the road. The Buddhist monks lead the meditation. The purpose was to send wisdom to the Indian Parliament so they will make favourable decisions about the marchers' demands. Two hours in the hot sun. I guess parliament needed a lot of wisdom.