There’s a wealth of community-based initiatives for visitors to connect with and explore the real India. We want to hear about experiences: maybe an inspiring family homestay, locally organised tour or women’s co-op selling handicrafts or textiles.
Send us a tip about the ordinary people who make up this extraordinary nation via GuardianWitness, with as much detail as you can (including website and prices etc, if possible) in around 100 words.
The best tips will appear in print in next weekend’s Travel section and the winner, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet, will receive a £200 hotel voucher from UK.hotels.com, allowing you to stay in more than 260,000 places worldwide. Submit your tip by clicking the blue button and using the text tab.
You’re welcome to add a photo if you own the copyright to it – but it’s the text we’ll be judging.
Closes Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 10am GMT
