Wednesday, September 19 marked the celebration of the infamous elephant deity, Ganesha. At 4am we stole out of our apartment and down the deserted main road to meet a few classmates on a rare outing to Koyambedu, Chennai's wholesale market. The city was sleepier than I would have imagined at this wee hour, presumably the only time of night when the worlds of late-night stragglers and early morning ... View Essay »

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