India at 116: Why India’s growth isn’t translating into happiness

 Despite India’s rapid economic growth, the World Happiness Report ranks it low, highlighting that material progress alone doesn’t ensure well-being. Factors like urbanization pressures, job insecurity, and evolving social structures contribute to lower life satisfaction, underscoring the need for a broader definition of progress beyond GDP. Despite India’s rapid economic growth, the World Happiness Report ranks it low, highlighting that material progress alone doesn’t ensure well-being. Factors like urbanization pressures, job insecurity, and evolving social structures contribute to lower life satisfaction, underscoring the need for a broader definition of progress beyond GDP.