International Political Will

Last night was the end of Ganapati – a ten day long festival in honor of Ganesh, the four-armed, elephant-headed deity (often referred to locally as Ganapati).

In Mumbai this is, by far, the most exciting festival (and in India, there is plenty of competition).
Essentially, every family buys a plaster statue of Ganesh and keeps it [...]

Last night, as my next-door neighbors celebrated their daughter’s second birthday, her older brother (all of 6-years-old) ran into the hallway and began to set off firecrackers.
It’s a long, echoing, concrete hallway on the 11th floor.  Not exactly a venue you would expect for a firecracker celebration.  Each blast sprayed small colorful confetti across the [...]