"India -- a land of a billion people; a nation for a billion reasons. India continues to mesmerise and surprise the rest of the world as much as she enchants and bewilders her own people. An ancient civilisation and a young nation at once, modern India is a thriving democracy, an economic powerhouse, an increasingly assertive global political player and a world leader in science and technology. At the same time, she remains rooted in tradition -- her art, culture and literature continue to enrich her mind, body and soul, as also of the rest of humanity"--Dust jacket.