Andy0132
Warlord
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree that recipes equal culture. Recipes are largely determined by what's available in your geographical location, which also explains why Pizza and other foods have become Americanized. We simply don't cook the same way the Italians do, or have the same ingredients available (We do now have access to those ingredients because of "Refrigeration" but did not always have that access). Simply because I eat curry chicken doesn't mean I have any interest at all in Bollywood, will start listening to Carnatic or am going to read the Mahabharata.
I think we need to keep tourism confined to how the game determines it for the sake of this discussion. Natural Wonders, World/National Wonders, Architecture and Art, Music and Literature.
There were 4 religions founded in India. Unless I'm misinterpretting what you're saying, that should give India the leg up.
I wouldn't disagree with regards to religion - the Indians definitely have an advantage there. Natural-wonder wise, the Chinese have Mt. Kaliash, whereas the Indians lack a natural wonder. Mughal Forts will give a ton of tourism, yes, but the Great Firewall's ability will block out large amounts of internet tourism, typically needed for a cultural victory.
As for cuisine, the fact is that the resource is still attributed toward the country. When you say pizza and spaghetti, people think of Italy. When you say dumplings and bok choy, people think of China.