The purpose of this book is to present the true face of contemporary India without being bogged down by the baggage of the past. For long India has been looked down as a country of snake charmers, elephants, sadhus (saints) and beggars. That image has kind of been strengthened by the media of the West, which shows only the ugly and dirty aspects while ignoring the bright ones. This book is all the more relevant in light of the emergence of India as an economic power to contend especially in software, BPO (Business process outsourcing), pharmaceuticals and to an extent in manufacturing.