India, Oct. 26 -- Along India's eastern coast lies Andhra Pradesh, where the emerald ocean meets the quiet strength of the hills. The Bay of Bengal laps against its shores while the Eastern Ghats rise gently in the west, and between them stretch the wide deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers, lifelines that have nourished civilizations, crops, and cultures for more than two millennia. The beauty of the land is mesmerizing. Coconut palms fringe fields of lush green paddies, and the red earth blushes with ripening chilies in the bright sunlight. The terrain's contrasts, fertile plains, arid highlands, and forested hills, have shaped a people of resilience and invention, whose history, faith, and cuisine mirror the beauty and bounties of...