Jasmine Skies
“At least I’ve been able to talk to him today and, now and again, even look him in the eye. I snap away at the street scenes, but I’m not thinking about what I’m seeing. I know it’s sad of me, but as well as becoming a bit obsessed with trying to capture everything this camera is coming in useful to hide behind. I’m still trying to find a moment to tell Janu about Jidé. So far we’ve sort of had polite conversation; he’s asked me how I liked the flower market and now we’re on to Priya and her dan...cing.
‘Bharatanatyam,’ he says, ‘is Priya’s best dance. It is funny, because all the time she’s trying to be so . . . modern, but already she is one of the best young classical dancers in Kolkata.’ I’ve been so fixed on talking to Janu that I’ve hardly noticed the dust, sweat and bustle of the rest of the journey to the refuge. Maybe I’m learning, like Manu said, to close my eyes and my ears to the road. And I think he was right, because even in this heat I’m starting to feel more at home.MoreLess
‘Bharatanatyam,’ he says, ‘is Priya’s best dance. It is funny, because all the time she’s trying to be so . . . modern, but already she is one of the best young classical dancers in Kolkata.’ I’ve been so fixed on talking to Janu that I’ve hardly noticed the dust, sweat and bustle of the rest of the journey to the refuge. Maybe I’m learning, like Manu said, to close my eyes and my ears to the road. And I think he was right, because even in this heat I’m starting to feel more at home.MoreLess
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