Abdul Kalam and — of course — the confidence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi? In India, there is an app for that. For centuries, India’s mothers have drawn from rich cultural and religious traditions to pass down a store of knowledge to guide child-rearing. But in today’s India, the ancient ways alone are no longer sufficient. It is all packaged in a slick interface for a generation that answers more readily to reminders from smartphones than from mothers-in-law.
Source: New York Times December 23, 2023 01:58 UTC