Published on Oct, 2024
Touch India
My biggest wish for visiting India was to get to know the local culture, people, customs, monuments. Thanks to Katka and Rohit, I had the opportunity to fulfill everything and I am very grateful to them for that. They are a really well-matched couple, not only professionally, but also as a partner. Rohit is a connoisseur of local culture and knows a lot about India historically. Thanks to him, we learned interesting stories and pearls from all the places we were, and there were quite a few of them. Delhi, Agra, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Tehri, Surganda, Mussoorie, Dehradun. Katka is very capable of organization and has a feeling for places where you stop your breath, time and gain energy, which we Europeans often lack. India is a country of great contrasts. On one side wealth, palaces, maintained places with breathtaking beauty and on the other side poverty which is a shock to all thinking people. Everyone has asked themselves how it is possible to survive in such poverty, but as time goes on, you will also begin to perceive certain solutions and the philosophy of this country. Everyone is responsible for their own life and livelihood. It is possible to use local charities in the form of food rations. Indians are not afraid of work, they still keep historical crafts and work with their hands is not indifferent to them. What I perceived as a certain balance was love, a sense of family cohesion, complete peace of mind, positivity and a willingness to help in every situation. My greatest emotional experience was an elephant hospital for abused elephants of barbarian groups. Until now, I have never been able to imagine how it is even possible to break such a large and sacred animal so that it is acceptable for the work and sustenance of these tribes. I was freezing all day and this experience will stay in my mind and heart for a long time. Another unforgettable experience that I will keep for a long time were the ascents to the Surganda and George Everest peaks there. I was completely taken by the views and the beauty of Indian nature in the form of mountains, forests, animals and plants. A strong experience was also in the form of a welcoming monkey family at sunrise. I must not forget the Taj Mahal, a magnificent building where every woman feels like an Indian princess and practicing with a yoga master. In conclusion, I realize that thanks to Katka and Rohit, everyone who visits India with them will be touched.
