…a country of poverty and perverse Victorian customs lost in time and place. It is not Mother Teresa or slums, cholera or cyclones, terrorists or dodgy airlines. It is first and foremost a country of the senses. India is felt on the skin, tasted in all the mouth, heard through every pore, and smelt even when sleeping. It is spices and aromas and sensuous fabrics. If you are the remotest bit tactile India is seductive. The “elephant in the room” when you wander the forts and historical sites of India is the serialisation of the Moguls’s erotic stories, graphically played out in the friezes around their Red Forts which are startling for their portrayal of every form of sex imaginable (and then some). Numerous temples are as open in the portrayal of erotic are. The rest of India walks around seemingly oblivious to this cultural backdrop. In the heat, humidity, spice and sweat of India it is hardly surprising the Moguls paid the senses so much attention. Or that someone like Prabuddha Dasgupta delivers up images like these. Not what you were expecting out of India now really was it?
India is about:
1. The smell of monsoon rains on the scorching earth
2. The aroma of spices every evening
3. The morning tea
4. peace
it’s unity in diversity
Lovely post, totally agree with you
india is a mystery land-land of beauty,land of contrasts,-land of professionals-land of uneducated ,india is incredible place.
Very nice post.
A good perspective on India.
I always tell my coworkers that they should go to India with different mindset, it is not typical vacation spot and I never advised them to go to India and stay in 5star hotel, instead I tell them to travel like common people, eat in common places and get accustomed to daily routine. A bagpack tip would be ideal. It is not the cleanest place on the earth but certainly the most mesmerizing.
You need a different mindset to understand India.
Great post and keep up the good work.
Very Good Information india. thanx for this post