Dengue & Lenin

Three days in Delhi, pretty much as boring as I had expected. With only one meeting per day I had a lot of time to read and think. Popped over to Khan Market a couple of times for coffee and food. The location of the the guest house in Golf Links is great. Calm but not more than a few minutes from everything. Unfortunately their internet connection broke down. Ordered in a pizza for dinner.

On the 24th I met Brij at India International Centre. He seemd to be doing OK but was a bit worried about his wife. Over the past few months there's been an outbreak of Dengue Fever in Delhi and she was coming up wih the symptoms (much like a cold). Dengue fever is spread by a kind of mosquito during day time. I got a few bites but it was during the night.

On the 25th I met with Partha Mukherjee at the Institute of Social Sciences. I'm thinking about becoming affiliated with them to be able to apply for a proper research visa. Had an odd discussion with him about historicity, neo-marxism and Lenin )))-:

The flight back home was alright, not much waiting time, not even at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Now I have about two weeks to write a paper to present at a conference on Tibet and Islam at London College.