A problem with spending time in India is that you start to assume that everyone is trying to extort money from you. The reason is that most people are trying to do just that. We've had the taxi driver who claimed that the fare would increase by 50% because we were transporting our luggage too. Then there's the 'holy man', the guy dressed in white robes carrying 'gifts' and good luck charms. As soon as he's stuck a blob of red paint on your forehead and tied a 'lucky' piece of red and yellow string round your wrist, there's suddenly a 'donation' to be paid. One evening Sarah was trying to take a dusk picture of the Gateway of India, and was beckoned by staff in a nearby public garden to come in and take the photo from there. Having taken the photo a charge was made on the basis that the garden would normally be closed at that time and the staff were doing us a favour. Then there's the ususal destitute mother/child carrying baby routine (many babies are rented out for the purpose of being carried around), the man in Mumbai with family in tow for a medical procedure and no money to get home, children from 'the Lions Club' collecting for an aids charity - ask for proof of identify and they have none. We've seen a van with Tourism Police on the side which made us chuckle; "Alo alo, we've noticed you taking snaps of national monuments and making travel plans and have reason to believe you're a tourist. You'll have to come down to the station where a large sum of money will be extracted from you under some false and non-existent anti-tourism law". You are certainly on your guard at all times, which is a shame really because initially it makes you very cold towards any approach by anyone Indian, even though it may be with the best of intentions.