Advice for future female travellers in India

I'm no expert but here's some things I've found during my travels here..

A) Despite advice in Lonely Planet, don't bother getting a salwar kameez made or trying to dress Indian.. no-one really does it. Unless you're hardcore and 'living' in India for months - those people tend to do the whole Indian get-up. Most people just opt for the "I'm a backpacker" garb of colourful baggy pants and tshirt. I sometimes wore a shawl draped over my chest which basically just served to make me feel slightly less uncomfortable when guys stared at my chest (most of the day). Eventually it was just too hot and I couldn't be bothered wearing it anymore.

B) Don't bother trying to look married. There's a lot of advice out there that says to wear a wedding ring or toe rings etc etc so that guys will see you're married and leave you alone. Yeah, right.

Example 1.
Pretty sure the guy driving a rickshaw towards me whilst I was walking down the street didn't check for a wedding ring before telling me, in exact words: "You are a very nice pussy."

Example 2.
I was buying jewellery in a silver shop and asked the owner if he thought I should buy a fake wedding ring or toe rings so that I'd look married and get left alone. He told me not to bother. I trust his advice considering it'd be better for his business if I had bought the rings from him.

Example 3.
When being shown to my hotel room at night, the Indian luggage guy, during the conversation, asked if I was married. I told him that yes I was married and that my husband would be joining me in Delhi in a few days time. Still, when he was leaving he offered to stay the night in my room with me. They really don't care if you're married or not.