Currency: Indian Rupee
Capital city: New Delhi
Official Languages: Hindi, English
Key phrase to learn: Yeh kaisey diyaa? (How much is this?)
Time difference: India is five and a half hours ahead of London
Average flight time: Nine hours
International phone code: +91
Emergency services number: 112
Public holidays: Republic Day (January 26), Holi (last full moon of lunar month Phalguna), Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday), Dr Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), May Day (May 1), Idul Fitr (last day of Ramadan), Independence Day (August 15), Idu’l Zuha (10th day of the last month on the Islamic calendar), Muharram (First month of the Islamic calendar), Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (October 2), Durga Puja (varying dates during October), Diwali (new moon of Kartik month on the Hindu calendar), Guru Nanak’s birthday (November 4), Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (December 2), Christmas Day (December 25).
Link to FCO travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india