I've been to Mumbai and Jaipur and found the culture, food and architecture fabulous but the poverty and living conditions of the 'not so wealthy' is deplorable. The only time I felt clean and safe was in my host's home.
Spent time in India about 1997, it is amazing, indeed; though in ways that strain both ends of the amazement spectrum. First, the sheer numbers are staggering, and the people are friendly, hardworking and steeped in tradition and religion. Person-on-person crime and corruption are rampant, rarely prosecuted, and in daily public view. In many places … Read more