Land of extremes

Land of extremes

India is a fascinating country. It’s the world’s seventh largest country by land area, but that has yet to help reduce phenomenal crowd in its cities. After the United States, China, and probably Japan, it is the world’s third or fourth largest economy. But that wealth trickles down to very little when divided among the 16 per cent of the world’s population that calls India home. It has a vibrant IT industry, an ambitious space program and, at the same time, world’s largest population of illiterates. It’s a country of contrasts where you often encounter extremes.