There’s something beautifully unhurried about exploring a country on rails, the landscapes slip by like moving murals, and every bend feels like a new chapter. No wonder India train holidays are becoming the discerning traveller’s favourite way to rediscover the subcontinent. And standing at the very summit of this refined renaissance is IRCTC’s Maharajas’ Express, a train so elegant it feels less like transportation and more like time travel in silk gloves.