On India

An attempt at an idea-starter:

One of the most thoughtful writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading, Ashis Nandy, once wrote: "All representations of India are ultimately autobiographical."

What do you make of this line? Can places which are faraway and "different" ever get represented without implicating yourself? What does this mean for you, then, when you travel -- or even when you encounter a person from somewhere unfamiliar to you? How does this translate into your reading of books like Passage to India?

And, of course, you could take this idea in any of the directions we raised in class so far...

AK