Over the next two months, The Hindu will release the findings of a new survey on the aspirations and anxieties of ordinary Indians. The survey is the latest round of a multi-year panel study ...

Ask three economists what upper-middle class means in India and you will get at least four answers. The label is slippery because income surveys, tax returns and global poverty lines all slice the ...

The magical figure then touted was a middle-class 450-million strong that would drive growth and consumption in India. When the dust settled, everyone realized the 450-million middle class was ...

Middle Class India: Driving Change in the 21st Century (Aleph), are in the affirmative. What is most remarkable about this exercise though is that these people come from different economic ...

Wondering where is the next billion opportunity for India's travel industry? Meet the rising middle class with increased disposable incomes. In this episode of the Skift India Podcast Aloke Bajpai ...

A dedicated voter base of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, middle-class India felt cheated with no major tax breaks over the past few years and an increasing sense of unease at the generous cash ...

Eliza Dolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion defines middle-class morality as “I have to live for others and not for myself..” India is a country with a population of 1,450 million who ...

India's middle class is expected to grow to one billion by 2047, driven by rising incomes, urbanisation and better access to education and technology. This growth offers economic opportunities but ...

India’s rising middle class and higher disposable income have boosted spending on discretionary services, while the growing lower middle class has bolstered domestic travel, said Rajesh Magow ...

The middle class in India faces a tough financial reality. Rising costs of living — spanning housing, education, and healthcare — outpace wage growth, making stability harder to achieve.

India loses ₹8 lakh crore a year in unpaid income taxes due to exemptions and tax evasion from just the middle class. PREMIUM For decades, various governments have tried to bring those outside ...