A veritable variety in cultural, ideological, physical, political, religious and social landscapes has been a big Indian draw despite frequent complaints about 'conservative' outlook, lack of development, poor living conditions and safety. However, both 'conservative' and development concepts are too subjective to be applied without appropriate modifications to appraise local conditions in any country as a country is not just a piece of land. It is 'people' of the land who strive hard to optimize usage of available resources to delineate the national character. Though scope of refinement is everywhere and India is no exception, key to an enriching travel or a touristy journey is to be adept to adapt to local environs for enjoying several virtues of India or any other country and surviving some odds the way locals do. So exploring diverse, magnificent, mesmerizing and spellbinding India may be exasperating sometimes but it would be definitely an inspirational, revealing and unique travel experience.
2009
