Colombo wouldn't bother me, still easy to get to Delhi from there. 67.5k miles for SFO-HKG in F and HKG-CMB in J isn't bad, that's actually a lot less than the 90K each way it cost me for my current award on AA.
My only commitment in India is a wedding on the 14th of November. I'm retired so my dates are really wide open but ideally getting there a week or two before the wedding would be nice as is staying until mid to late January. Sounds like this ticket to CMB would require a redeposit but would be okay if I save miles and get to experience an Asian carrier.
Thanks again