Map of India

India is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, and it is, by some counts, the world’s most populous country. Less than 40 percent of India’s 1.4 billion people live in cities, but its major metropolitan agglomerations continue to experience rapid growth. India’s population is one of the most diverse in the world, and it includes thousands of small ethnic and tribal groups. Although roughly four-fifths of Indians identify as Hindu, religious minorities, including...