India

India is a country in Asia.

References to India in Frank Zappa's work

• In Zappa's list with influences in the sleeve of Freak Out!, actor Sabu and musicians Chatur Lal, Nodu C. Mullick and Ravi Shankar are mentioned.
• Who Needs The Peace Corps?: "A book of Indian lore".
• An ad for Air India can be seen on the cover of Over-Nite Sensation.
• On the constellation map on the back cover of One Size Fits All conductor Zubin Mehta has a star.
• Can't Afford No Shoes: "Chump Hare Rama ain't no good to try".
• The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing: "Is Hare Rama really wrong?"

Zappa associates from India

• Susan Glover (born in Madras, later moved to the United Kingdom)
• L. Shankar

Musicians

• Susan Glover
• Chatur Lal
• Mehli Mehta
• Zubin Mehta
• Nodu C. Mullick
• Music On The Desert Road
• L. Shankar
• Ravi Shankar

Actors

• Sabu

Writers

• Salman Rushdie (born in Bombay)

Frank Zappa about India

"I've always loved Indian music. There was even a period of my life when I thought, "I must go to India to hear this music." Then I heard how many needles they had to give you, and what kind of diseases were lurking for you over there. I decided, "Well, I'll just get the records instead." I like Indian music." - Frank Zappa in The Mother Of All Interviews (Part 2).