With a middle class still so small and no apparent leaps in productivity on the farm or in manufacturing on the horizon, India faces its own age of diminished expectations.
As 2014 draws to a close, microblogging and social networking platform Tumblr has released its list of the most reblogged models on its website.
Designer Namrata Lodha has been winning hearts with her sustainable hats.
These models have inherited their celebrity parents' good looks and genes.
Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.
What if we these popular American television series were made in India?