Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
Eeks... $200???
If you are serious, I think the only hope you have of staying anywhere near that budget is by container ship.
Usually, you can find some great deals on transport. The downside is it will probably take you 2 months to get there, and the quarters are pretty small, and you eat with the crew. Also, the boat may change schedules at their whim, so you have no idea when you will actually get there. If that doesn't bother you, then I would look into it.
A quick google search brings up
this:
US / Sri Lanka / India (56 days)
m/v INDAMEX MALABAR, m/v INDAMEX NEW DELHI (1 Owners, 2 Doubles and 1 Single cabin, maximum 7 passengers)
Route: New York - Norfolk - Charleston - Port Said - Suez - Colombo - Tuticorin - Nhava Sheva - Suez - New York.
No mention of price, though. Look around and post back if you actually find a way to do it on that short of a budget.