p.s.

I've received a lot of very sweet and beautiful emails from a bunch of people in the last 24 hours. Thanks so much - I savor them. I'm very glad to know people are reading my posts.

By the way, I asked Sathyu about this bandit country (aforementioned "dacoit gangs") and what they are or do. It seems they are traditionally gun-slinging horse riders who might have largely switched to motorcycles and/or jeeps. I asked him what, if any, plan we had for dealing with any encounters with these people and he just said, quite seriously, "we will ask for their support." I laughed out loud. If you knew Sathyu you would, too -- so typical of him.