East to West: Bollywood glitz to Kolkata culture

— Mumbai, cosmopolitan and commercial capital, straining with growth

— Gandhi’s home state of Gujarat, with a thriving cottage arts and crafts industry

— Madhya Pradesh, largely unexplored by tourists, but famous for its tiger parks

— Orissa, ideal for exploration by trekking, with many distinct indigenous tribes

— The famously erotic carvings at Khajuraho – a Karma Sutra in stone

—    West Bengal, from the tea plantations of Darjeeling, to India’s most soulful city, Kolkata.