The Indian Experience

Incredible, amazing, stunning to the downright revolting, repulsing, adjectives often falls short when it comes to describing the Indian experience.Like the well worn saying " For everything that is true in India the opposite is also true".
The over bearing curiosity of the average Indian on the street can be intrusive and often irritating. Beggars on the street corner, street urchin boys all seem swarm out of no where and descend on the unsuspecting foreigner travelling in India. The streets are crowded, life often spills over into the sidewalks and roads making walking and driving hazardous. Holy cows lazily block busy intersections. The stench of urine and uncleared garbage greet you in many an Indian city. The air is pungent with car exhaust and fumes. The airports are congested and chaotic. Roads are bumpy and often full of pot holes. Touts are omnipresent.

But through the smokescreen of all this haze and discomfort, another truer picture of India can emerge. An India of innovative roadside enterprises, beautiful art and culture, ancient monuments, verdant forests, divine mountains and glimmering seas.