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I’d been meaning to write our story for a while but I never dared to. Even though I think some people might find it useful. After all, sometimes it actually doesn’t take that much to make a first step. For example, to stop being afraid of closed doors, but instead, try opening them – perhaps, there is a beautiful world behind them, as beautiful as Incredible India.

– Hello, I’m Inna.

– Hi, I’m Vishnu.

Two people beamed at each other, and a moment of silence followed by. This is how it all began: the love of an Indian boy from Varanasi and a Russian girl from Moscow.

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My way to India was long, complicated and thorny – the more interesting. I’d never intended to specifically go there – except later, but until then there were around 15—20 trips to other countries ahead of me. India seemed to be unknown, bizarre, strange – and possibly dangerous to life and everything else (it seems unbelievable now that I think about it). It is true that many people think that the words «India» and «civilization» can hardly combine in one sentence. The only sure way to find out how wrong it is – is to go there.

My friends invited me to join them to go to India to embrace adventures many times: going to Goa, to the sea, to inhale freedom, rushing on a bike along the Arabian coast. And every time I almost agreed, something would stop me, and at the very last moment I’d leave for Europe (or Thailand) instead. I guess it wasn’t the time yet.

Left to right: Monika Shukla, daughter. Inna Derechey-Shukla, Vishnu Sharan Shukla.