During July and August I spent five weeks in India. I visited New Delhi, Varanasi, Chennai, Madurai, and Mumbai, none unfamiliar to me, though I’d not been to Varanasi (Banares, the holy city) in forty years. There was no single compelling reason for the trip, neither a major conference nor a commitment to teach, nor urgent research related to current work. I did in fact pick up some books — about fifteen — and in the course of the five weeks accepted kind invitations to give no fewer than seventeen lectures and...
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One of five new video cameras in the sanctuary of the Memorial Church that will stream live Sunday services and other events on YouTube beginning this fall. Photos by Jeffrey Blackwell/Memorial Church...
