"First published in 2018 by Penguin Random House, India"--Title page verso.


"More than half of India's population, some 600 million people, is under the age of twenty-five. It's a generation driven by one defining truth: that unless they seize the initiative and shape their own future, they will wait a long time for something good to happen in their lives. Young men and women across India are using their imagination to create new options -- economic, political, cultural -- in the unlikeliest of spaces. Thanks to the internet and social media they are the most connected generation ever; they are using that access to change many things, from how they see the world to how the world sees them. Their vision is of an India at the centre of the world -- with them at the apex, setting the rules. Over several years Snigdha Poonam tracked a disparate group of young Indians -- motivational speakers, radio DJs, models, internet entrepreneurs, event managers, and student politicians -- across small town India as they pursued success and influence, united by the common belief that they were born for bigger and better things. What do they want? How do they intend to get there? And how will their dreams change our lives -- and the world?"--Publisher's description.
"More than half of India's population, some 600 million people, is under the age of twenty-five. It's a generation driven by one defining truth: that unless they seize the initiative and shape their own future, they will wait a long time for something good to happen in their lives. Young men and women across India are using their imagination to create new options -- economic, political, cultural -- in the unlikeliest of spaces. Thanks to the internet and social media they are the most connected generation ever; they are using that access to change many things, from how they see the world to how the world sees them. Their vision is of an India at the centre of the world -- with them at the apex, setting the rules. Over several years Snigdha Poonam tracked a disparate group of young Indians -- motivational speakers, radio DJs, models, internet entrepreneurs, event managers, and student politicians -- across small town India as they pursued success and influence, united by the common belief that they were born for bigger and better things. What do they want? How do they intend to get there? And how will their dreams change our lives -- and the world?"--Publisher's description.

Part I. 'There is no Plan B'. The click-baiter ; The English man ; The fixer -- Part II. 'I am ready for a fight'. The angry young men ; The angry young woman -- Part III. 'Nothing is what it looks like'. The star ; The scammer -- Epilogue.