Just Go.
One of my architectural home dawgs Clare Kennedy is teaching a workshop on brick making in Bengalru (Bangalore), India through the AA. I would be going myself, but the government of India has insisted that I do not. So you will go in my stead. Apply here.
Also take note: you do not have to be a student of the AA to apply. I would highly recommend the journey for three reasons.
1.) You’ll learn a lot from Clare (amongst others). She’s a genius in the brick making (<--pun), and her collective Five Mile Radius explores the radically no doy common-sense approach to building with materials sourced locally and therefore sourced with the correct contextual application without needless expenditures of time, transportation and energy. So if you give a damn about these things, you should seriously consider the opportunity.
2.) Bangalore is my favorite Indian city. It actually has a metro and is speckled with lush gardens betwixt the cityscapes. And for some reason, I find southern Indians to be more chill (Amirite Reshma?). It’s also home to arguably BV Doshi’s best project, the IIM-B. Good luck getting in.
3.) There’s access to a Krispy Kreme.
I rest my case.