Where else could we possibly start our online class tour of South and Central Asia than India, a country with 1.4 billion people and counting? India is the world’s most populous democracy and boasts the world’s longest national constitution, the preamble of which defines India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and technically promotes equality despite the country’s deep and ancient system of castes. India is simultaneously one of the world’s largest economies and one of its poorest countries.
And, as of course you already know, India is home to both the world’s smallest bodybuilder and the world’s biggest baby.
