In about a decade, the share of Indians using the internet rose from roughly 15% to around 70%. Most of that growth came through mobile phones rather than home computers or fixed broadband. Cheap smartphones and affordable mobile data made online access possible for hundreds of millions of people who had never been connected. Charts from Our World in Data show how the change happened and how it compares with other countries. The shift means that a large part of the population now reaches news, banking, education and services through a phone.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.