The Indian smartphone market grew nearly 190% in the first quarter of 2014. But this boom isn't being driven by the big players – it's home-grown brands like Micromax, Karbonn and Lava. Cost is a factor, but are there more meaningful reasons behind people’s smartphone purchases?

Today's young Indians aren't 'Indian' at all. They're global consumers with modern values and an increasing desire for an international lifestyle, from Levi's jeans to Starbucks coffee. And the world is beginning to take note.

As people in India become more comfortable with making payments online, the country's leading mobile wallet service MobiKwik has launched the first money transfer service. The wallet-to-wallet feature lets its eight million users send money at the tap of a button.

Anand Chandrasekaran, Chief Product Officer at Bharti Airtel, spent a month with rural communities in India to find out how they were using technology. His findings provide valuable insight into how mobile is changing life not just in India’s major cities, but beyond them too.