V87

A wireless mechanical keyboard with Decent build quality under 3k is hard to recommend. You get decent wired ones in that price range unless you're going with super cheap wireless stuff from brands like AntEsports. This is somewhat decent and retails around 2.5k but is not in stock for a while now: https://amzn.in/d/fofKW2y My recommendation would be to get a VGN V87 from Meckeys for 4k. Gasket mounted, well built for the price and hotswappable.

F87 is wired. V87 is tri mode, costs the same. F87 pro is wireless. Costs 1k more.

Since you have a sizable budget, get the side printed variant of the VGN V87 from Meckeys for 5k instead. The 4k variant has non shine through keycaps but is identical otherwise. https://meckeys.com:8443/shop/keyboard/80-keyboard/vgn-v87/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20416150212&gclid=CjwKCAjwi-DBBhA5EiwAXOHsGbNyNvndXdabtyw-Nv555BWOLAi2CcO_6OIShbIm7rPelMBAY5fI2RoCkVEQAvD_BwE It's not worth spending 2k on a membrane keyboard.

Look man, most of these boards from boutique brands like Ajazz, Royal Kludge, VGN, Aula etc. are nearly identical to each other in terms of build quality and feel. The subtle differences are imperceptible to a person getting their first board because the overall experience is significantly better than more expensive "gaming" keyboards from brands like Razer, Hyperx, Corsair, Logitech which lack a lot of quality of life features. RK is a brand I usually ask people to avoid - not because the boards are bad but they have a reputation of relatively poor quality control than other brands and issues fulfilling warranty requests. If you get them at a significant discount however, it's worth considering. What you need to decide is what form factor you want. V87 is TKL. F75 is well, 75%. Both are hotswappable, tri mode, gasket mounted boards with linear switches. If the 75% form factor is more appealing to you and you need a volume knob, get the F75 or equivalent boards else I see no reason to pass up on the cheaper and capable V87.

Well, the V87 only comes with linear switch options with slightly different specs. Get the power silver switches. As for the colour, I'd recommend getting the expensive side backlit Obsidian variant. All the other variants have opaque keycaps so the letters/legends are not shine through. If you want a white body, you have no choice but to get either of the non shine through variants but you can always purchase a backlit keycap set later from [Curiosity keycaps](https://curiositycaps.in/collections/side-backlit?filter.v.availability=1&filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&sort_by=price-ascending) However, a keycap set is usually in the 1.8-2.3k range so you need to factor that in. Meanwhile, the obsidian side print variant is 1k pricier than the opaque variants. So you save 1k overall.