NEW DELHI One of my favorite photographs shows a Hindu sadhu right out of central casting naked body, long matted hair and beard, ash smeared forehead, rudraksha mala around his neck, the works chatting away on a mobile phone.

She wears a prayer scarf and holds prayer beads between her hands, and asks God or maybe she is just doing what she has seen her parents do when things get tough for them she appeals to God to make real her wish or more accurately her grandmother's wish to see her and hug her and kiss her.