Oh, my!
Every single one of those names is one to conjure with!
My knowledge of India comes mostly from novels of many kinds. Some travelers’ memoirs. And cookbooks — I love food and cookbooks, and of course, Indian food.
I enjoyed the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, not as much for the fairy tale story but for the colors, the sights, the sounds, the speed. Amazing!
A friend of mine went once to India, THE event of her life, I think. She said she felt like for the first time she was breathing her own native air. No, she has no Indian connections — other than this intense bond of empathy. (Her trip was for 10 days to Calcutta, not as a tourist, but living among people.)