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

"The basis of that kind of music is derived just as much from Eastern music as it is from the blues. (...) I think it's just natural to me. Part of the Eastern influence is like Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian kinds of sounds as well as Indian sounds." - Frank Zappa in Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime, interview by Tim Schneckloth, Down Beat, 1978.

"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), 1992.