India is a country which occupies the greater part of the Indian subcontinent in Asia, and has been a democracy since its freedom from British rule in 1947.
- India was amongst the nations depicted in the Sesame Street 1978 Calendar.
- Bombay has been the site of Gonzo's cinematic ambitions, both in The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie.
- India has been featured in several Sesame Street film inserts.
- Galli Galli Sim Sim, the Indian co-production of Sesame Street, debuted in 2006.
- The animated Galli Galli Sim Sim spin-off Chamki ki Duniya (Chamki's World) premiered in 2015.
- It is mentioned in Muppets from Space: The Making of Muppet Movie Magic that an average of more films get produced in India than Hollywood every year.
- In the Sesame Street storybook I Want to Be President, Betty Lou imagines herself as President and visiting other countries, including New Delhi, India.
- The 2013 German film Das Geheimnis der Blumenfabrik featured Indian-German character Samir, and a finale Bollywood dance number.
- In 2018, Sesame Street's Episode 4815 saw Indian character Chamki visiting Sesame Street, leading to a festival of cultural appreciation in the following episode.
Some of India's Galli Galli Sim Sim characters