Day 10 - India

The day started well as Mumbai is full of good vibes i.e. a real city in the way that I felt Delhi is not and better yet not much in the way of cow dung to step into or hopefully not. The day however, was to end with a minor disaster when I realised I had left my notes including the ones I wanted no one to see at Comet. This is no laughing matter as the whole group may be banned from India for life. Of course, those of you with a psychological bent will say I lost them deliberately.

We arrived at Comet Media Foundation in taxis and were treated to a full introduction to the history and activities of Comet by Chandita Mukherjee and her Number 2. She is one of a number of impressive women, of a particular generation, that have made important contributions to India's development. There is a research project to be done on them. They remind me of a number of women in the All China Women's Federation that I have met over the years, although less attached to a Party.

Comet and The Cosmos New Media Initiative cover a lot of ground and appeal to different interests.They seem to be moving forward all the time although I have an uneasy feeling without consolidating what they establish. Yet no one can doubt the dynamic nature of the project.

We were treated to an excellent lunch and had a great time selecting toys in their shop. I returned to Blighty with a bag full of toys for my, mostly adult, friends. I was also able to buy a copy of Trash which I had read before only to discover that Michael has copies in London. I recommend that you get copies from him.