The size and the smells were one reason. The pace of the population was another. But really, there’s no place in the world like India. It’s a country that’s also a subcontinent that also sometimes feels like a planet of its own. More than a billion people live in India, and yet, with 22 official languages, more than half a dozen dominant religions, there’s little that unites them all.

One other truth about India: It’s not slowing down. The subcontinent is moving faster fueled by a growing number of young people. There are 300 million people who will be under 35 over the next few decades and they’re interested in tomorrow’s India, the India that will lead the world in new