[Killing Time]

I thought people might need reminding that the Indian national movement did have its insurrectionary wing - Bose (my third one word point) backed the Japanese in WWII - bit like Irish ambivalence towards Hitler is the Brit perspective (I know there was a recent thread touching this area).

Personally, I think that much debate regarding the colonial legacy is one-dimensional. I think that it is perfectly possible to recognise that the British (and the Moghuls, come to that) left some things of lasting value but that overall the balance sheet is negative.

India is top of my must visit list - care to recommend a month's schedule? Always liked the look of Kerala myself, but would hate to miss the mountains.

[razoroccam]

India would not be a visit but an experience. My (American) wife had more emotions (of all sorts) go through her in one day there than she would here in a month. The warmth of the people, the smells, the noise, congestion, pollution, fantastic architecture, exquisite clothes, etc. The food is probably the best part. Once you are ready to handle that, my recs would be
1. Nov, Dec, Jan, early Feb
2. Different circuits such as Delhi - Agra - Rajasthan (desert and Tigers); West coast (Goa, Kerala); Mountains (Himachal Pradesh, avoid Kashmir); Temples (South mainly).

If you want more info, send me a private mail - I don't want to waste the time of other FReepers...........
cheers