It’s been a few years since I’ve been back to India. I was here last in 2021, and before that, in 2020 (yes, traveling during COVID was really rough).
India hasn’t changed fundamentally in the last 4ish years. Where it has changed, though, is incredibly palpable. I’m not sure how much of this is me noticing more and how much of it is genuine change. I’m sure there’s a good mix of both.
I think everyone makes the realization at some point that they aren’t the main character. That often what we want isn’t what is possible because it requires others to believe the same thing. We’re often waiting for others, and that’s hard.