January 2026: Mostly in Tamil Nadu, with a train ride, fellow women cyclists, "cycling to the mountain"

[Content warning: brief discussion of dead animals; 1 graphic photo of dead people] Most of this little monthly update is about Tamil Nadu. Here, enormous vinyl billboards like the one shown above were a daily sight along the road. They're the kind of thing that makes for a photo that is easy to share - - it kind of speaks for itself! - - but that doesn't mean they're simple: they're a world in…