That is gorgeous. Too bad countries are judged by their large cities.
That’s true. And India’s large cities have exploded in population. When I was in Bombay I saw quaint suburbs like the Catholic Bandra with its parks, single storey houses etc get swallowed up in a wave of concrete. I think that cities population jumped from a million to over 20 million, with the resulting strain on infrastructure.
The good thing from my selfish tourist point of view is that the countryside is emptier, especially their national parks with stunningly beautiful nature