India is not a country. It is an idea. A very, very complex idea. And to get your mind around an idea as complex as this, you have no option but to travel to some of its best and greatest cities and towns and find out for yourself what exactly it is that makes India tick. This is by no means a definitive list. Just a round of cities and towns I have visited and lived in.

Guwahati

Guwahati is the gateway to the North East; a city that connects the rest of India to the many-splendored 7 sisters. In olden times, this city was called “Kamrup.” It sets a beautiful example of modernity steeped in an ancient heritage. Guwahati is a palette cleanser for the traveller. You unlearn everything you knew to experience something new and exhilarating.