On the road to Delhi, our air-conditioned coach had to slow down because two shepherds were trying to take their flock of ewes to the verge. I was not surprised at the ewes on the motorway because in my childhood’s area, goats, cows and even pigs frequently wander here and there on the roads and in villages. But I will never forget the wrath in the two shepherds’ eyes while I was taking pictures of them from inside the coach. One of them even brandished his stick at me before turning back…
February, 2011