Since May 26 is the new day of all things important in India, I have made a list of things which I did not want to write about today. Top of the list is the reason why May 26 is the most important thing in today’s India — a government was sworn into power at the Centre, did you hear about that. Everyone else is doing it anyway good days, bad days, so-so days and I have nothing to add. If anyone wore platinum shoes with their names picked out in diamonds on their heels, well that would be another matter. Did anyone or someone in particular? Disappointingly, no.

A man takes refuge from the summer heat under the shade of a tree in Mumbai. Plant more trees is what we should do, but then how will we have so many lovely air-conditioned malls? Don’t go out in the sun is the other bit of advice freely given, but how do you manage that when you’re a daily wage labourer? Representation Pic/AFP