India – How It All Began

Visiting Distant Lampstands | by | Volume 30, Issue 2 | March – April 2024

Air India’s inaugural jumbo jet flight landed at Bombay (now Mumbai). The door opened and I stood at the top of the rear stairs. It was 3:00am and a blast of hot, smelly air hit me, almost causing me to retreat to the comfort of the luxurious aircraft. It was 1976, and my first time venturing beyo…

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