India, you are a mess, there is no denying it.
Hectic, disorganised, a potential for disaster.
Yet somehow, amongst so much
chaos, you offer hope.
Admittedly, when we arrived we had our
defenses up: don’t listen to anyone, nothing is free, don’t get ripped off.
Though this was a recipe for a ‘safe’ trip, we quickly adopted a new tactic:
always say yes. It was with this new trust that strangers became
lifelong friends, and our trip turned into an adventure.
So here’s to the people of India, the people of
our stories. Thank you for a damn good time, for your generosity, for your
existence.
“ That is how they manage to live together, a
billion of them, in reasonable peace. They are not perfect, of course. They
know how to fight and lie and cheat each other, and all the things that all of
us do. But more than any other people in the world, the Indians know how to
love one another”
Didier Levy, Shantaram
Beautiful portraits Kate!
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