A young Zohran Mamdani with his mother, Mira Nair Duwaji. Zohran Mamdani, the likely new mayor of New York City, was 17 in December 2008 when his accomplished filmmaker mother, Mira Nair, with son in tow, led a free walking tour of Delhi. Those of us who were in the small group followed her through the rough, narrow back alleys to the New Delhi Railway Station in Paharganj. To have Nair as a tour leader was a rare and fortunate gift for us that day in Delhi. While on the tour, teenage Zohran was attentive but also checking out some of the crafts and jewelry on offer at Delhi’s sidewalk stands.