A civilisation of extraordinary depth and incomprehensible cultural richness — where the Taj Mahal’s marble perfection rises above the Yamuna River as the world’s most celebrated monument to love, the royal palaces and desert fortresses of Rajasthan tell stories of Mughal grandeur and Rajput chivalry on a scale of breathtaking historical magnificence, and the backwaters of Kerala offer a landscape of such serene and timeless natural beauty that every traveller who glides through them on a traditional rice boat returns fundamentally and permanently changed by the experience.