The official language spoken here is Malayalam, but most of the people I interacted with knew English and Hindi.
Auroville is an “experimental township” in Tamil Nadu, and I worked here last summer with a solar company. I have never visited a place like it, because it has such incredible international diversity. It has around 3,000 residents from 54 countries with two-thirds of the population from India, France and Germany. The people are friendly and very environmentally-conscious. English is the primary language spoken here, and yoga and spirituality are important components of this society.
Leh is a city located in the Himalayan region in the far north of India. Leh is primarily Tibetan in culture, and it has incredible monasteries (Buddhist temples) spread out across the city and the surrounding mountains. A Wifi connection is difficult to come by, but there are specific shops one can go to in order to get access. The official language is Tibetan!
Overall, India is very diverse and I have only been able to experience a small portion of this diversity. There is tremendous beauty in this diversity, and the amount of potential India has as a result of this diversity is enormous. Diversity can help countries grow economically, culturally, socially, and spiritually, in many ways. But it takes work to also blend this diversity in a way that facilitates positive growth, which India must continue to do!
