Socializing

Finally we have met some Dehliwallahs that want to hang out with us. Tonight we went with a group of Doud’s friends—history professors who live here on campus—for a Thai dinner out at the member's-only club at the India Habitat Center. Thai food seems to be a favorite among this group, and we had some of the best Thai food I’ve had—since Thailand. We were joined by Kunal, a history professor here at JNU, Shubra, his wife, a history professor at Delhi University, and their 19 year-old son, Boishak, a sophmore history major at St. Stephen’s, the most prestigious college there and their family friend, Indiver, also a history professor at JNU and the one who is a member at the club. We had a lovely night—hearing hilarious stories about the misbehaviour of Helene Cixous when she visited JNU and getting advice on places to travel in India. Shubra is a wealth of knowledge and seems very willing to help us out with anything we need. By the end of the evening she was inviting us over for dinner this coming Wednesday—a goodbye for Doud. Suddenly we have a social life!

Here's a picture I accidently took of 2 of our 7 waiters.