January 6, Lahore
Oh god—the bureaucracy is unbelievable. There is no way I'm getting a visa to visit Kolkata any time soon. Himanshu in Mumbai is also suffering. It doesn’t seem worth the time, money and effort—not to say mental torture. So we have decided to cancel our inter-border physical exchange and just spend more time in one city—myself and partners in Lahore, and Mara and Himanshu and partners in Kolkata. Its a bit disappointing, though I realize I just got a lot more time and money to spend here—lets see how this goes…