Intrepid Journeys - Southern India (Chris Knox)

I came expecting nothing and I'm getting everything.

– Presenter Chris Knox

It was all a bit Peter Sellers 'boom-boody-boom' for me.

– Presenter Chris Knox after an ayurveda treatment

But I can see why The Beatles fell in love with this country, even if it was only for a while. And now I'm here, I realise just how much of that Indian essence in their music at that time, soaked into my blood stream as well.

– Presenter Chris Knox

This is a poor country, but it's one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

– Presenter Chris Knox

For me as a vegetarian, this India place is just a total godsend. It's great cause you go around and instead of seeing the occasional sign that says "vegetarian", you see the occasional sign that says "non-vegetarian".

– Presenter Chris Knox on the benefits of being a vegetarian visitor to India

The wonderful thing about this religion is that the people who create the gods are the artists, because the artists make life bigger. Making life bigger is what it's all about. I can go along with that: if the artists are venerated in society, then that's a pretty healthy society.

– Presenter Chris Knox on Hinduism

... I'm getting sick and tired of all these smarmy colonial buildings. Everyone's had a go at India! They're constant reminders of the power other countries have had over Indians. Sorry, but I find it disgusting to see these colonial show ponies everywhere.

– Presenter Chris Knox on India's colonial architecture