106 F in Delhi

The heat has shot up dramatically. It was already incredibly hot. Now, everything in my dark room is as hot as if it had been lying on the pavement in the sun. My drinking water is hot, the tap water is hot, my pillow is hot, my sandalwood soap is hot, the pages of my books are hot. The stench from the street is steaming up through the window. I'm getting out of here.

I am feeling much better. And much thinner. But not too thin to carry my stuff to the railway station. I am leaving on a late night train for Bhopal tonight. I will be tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, it is even hotter there. 107 today. Worse air there, but better company and more space. I'm counting on the space factor. May and June are the hottest months of the year in most parts of India.