Indian villages mimic cities in terms of aspirations and consumption

Nearly 4 out of 10 households are landless depending on casual labour to keep their kitchen fires burning.

In many ways villages in India mimic towns and cities in terms of aspirations and consumption habits.

Charting the growth of rural India. (Shutterstock)

Yet, nearly 4 out of 10 households are landless depending on casual labour to keep their kitchen fires burning.

Here is a snapshot of rural India.

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Charts by Harry Stevens, Research by HT Business Desk