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~Susie
'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'
India is as safe for travelling as most other places. You should adhere to normal precautions as you would anywhere else. If a solo female traveller, avoid night travel, lonely areas and so forth. Also dress conservatively to avoid unwanted 'attention'.
Anyone travelling by train should note that a lot of incidents have taken place where people are drugged then robbed. The usual operation is for friendly innocuous fellow travellers to offer potential victims spiked food and drink.