India is without doubt the most diverse nation we have visited on our trip around the world to-date. Its population is the second largest in the world with well over a billion inhabitants, rivalled only to China. Within its geographical borders there is a mind-boggling variety of languages, cultures, ethnic groups, beliefs and lifestyles, that few continents possess, let alone any one country. India is indeed a powerful assault on the senses; noisy, frantic, vibrant, and fair to say chaotic; a land of incredible contrasts of rich and poor. It is overwhelming at first, yet if you look closely enough there are patterns of continuity; an indefinable essence which is quintessentially India. As we travelled through India, the country appeared to be a work-in-progress, and it has proven difficult to try and pin down our views
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