Sorry to hear you will miss out on the curries - I am heading for the best of them course although the Taj in Bombay is passably good - in London the best.
As for the new Monster - yes it is indeed but some of us Ancients have been there before (1997) and survived. With your UMC you will be able to afford lavish holidays in the Raj/Maharajah palaces at leisure within 2 years - and employ as many locals as you wish .... chin up ....