India Breaks Your Heart at Every Street Corner

Mariellen Ward  August 8, 2013 | UPDATED 21:13 IST India is famously hard on travellers. So before my first trip, I had more than my share of fears. I arrived in Delhi on December 6, 2005, having no idea what the next six months would hold. My transformation began almost immediately, when I visited the Qutab Minar at twilight and watched the sky turn pink, imbuing the monuments with an other-worldly glow.