Sometimes it's good to see a tourist, it gives the impression of having found allies, of not being alone in this country overflowing with people. And sometimes you get the strange feeling of being a Kafkaesque prisoner and not being able to get away, in a place that is strange and loud and smelly and...
Strangely enough, there is a direct train connection between Kanyakumari and Trivandrum. Either I misunderstood something or, what is more likely, I once again fell for one of these amiable but often ruinous false statements. For many Indians, the fear of making a mistake and losing face is greater than...