Indian Tech Boom Leaves Behind Kids From Low-Income Families
By Titha Ghosh Sushil, an eleven-year-old boy, sat at the Nehru Place Junction with his eyes glued to the phone. At a few minutes past 7 in the morning, the rest of his family still slept inside mosquito nets, some tossing and turning as the quiet of the dawn dissipated and more cars gathered at the crossing. Sushil was watching reels on Instagram. “Mera bhai mujhe raat ko apna phone deta hai, aur subah le leta hai. Usske beech mein main videos dekhta hoon.” (My brother lends me his phone at night and takes it back in the morning. I use it in between to watch videos). In a green tank top, with...