By Lisa @Privilege
An ongoing and occasional series on a 3-month trip I took to India in 1982. I was 25, and traveled by train across the country alone, writing an article on the then-unknown Indian film industry and combating the anxieties of youth and solo travel. Often includes references to what I wore. You can find the previous posts here.
One might think a trip to India would be about something other than archetypal interactions between men and women. One would be wrong, at least for me. At least in the first half of my 1982 trip. Embarrassing, but true.
Let’s continue. Lisa at 25, traveling in India alone, comes to the city then known as Madras and now as Chennai.
Madras was very boring, save the general newness of India, which by then startled me about as... More...
