This is how most introductions start in India. And my answer to the second question has always been Allahabad, the city of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.
But I won’t be able to say that any longer because Allahabad has been renamed Prayagraj.
Allahabad is in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which is ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The state government has said the decision was taken to restore the city’s ancient identity as a major Hindu pilgrimage centre.