India Urban We have all heard that India is poised to become the world's third largest economy, that it will have more English speakers than the United States eventually and that we have the world's fastest growing middle class.  However, in a country of over 1 billion people, only 35 million mostly urban Indians pay taxes. Nike wearing yuppies jostle for space with rag pickers, store guards earn less than the price of a pair of sneakers that they watch over, billboards promise everything in a landscape of inadequate infrastructure and a much hyped InfoTech industry employs only about 1 million people. Read more about urban india on my photo blog The city of Chennai Traffic and photos Goa - unchecked developement Indian woman		The pressures of corporate life A long walk to the sea A distant meeting First flight A passage of time Men on the beach in Madras Lunch item Pride and starlet Shopping Magadi road is that way iu13 Dharavi beauty parlour Tattoo artist Goa Goa Air show Bangalore House party Bangalore Beauty parlour in Dharavi, Bombay Beauty parlour in Dharavi, Bombay Beauty parlour in Dharavi, Bombay Air show Bangalore air show Bangalore Air show Bangalore First timers at the sea House party Bangalore Infosys Bangalore