Delhi, The Sikhs, and the Tibetans
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| Nizam-ud-din's shrine, Delhi. |
Since I was unemployed, I was mercifully spared inquiry into my salary. His name was Basha. He asked me where I went to school -- Florida, I replied.
"India is very poor country, we are having no education. Only two states are education giving, books giving, teaching giving. Kerala and Chennai, in Tamil Nadu are educaton giving. Many states, but others no, only Tamil Nadu, Kerala."
I nodded in agreement. I'm not sure if he was strictly accurate -- that no other states provided education -- but those two southern states had a reputation for being well educated.