Introduction

My trip to India was a transpiration out of inspiration. What began as an email to a former colleague and friend staying in Delhi just to catch up, transpired to a series of exchanges of emails, and before I knew it, I was on my first solo flight, to a land I never thought I'd travel to.

If one were to have expectations to a foreign land, then one would miss the wonders that one's home land could never offer. I ventured to India with an open mind, with a quest to absorb as much as I can - the culture, the practices, the people, the history, the architecture... After all, that to me is the reason for travel.

Besides reading up on the basic customs, I did little else in terms of research. I wanted to see India with my own eyes, not some other authors'.

And so, my journey began.