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6 surprising facts about India’s exploding middle class

Middle class now includes carpenters, street vendors, decorators and drivers, amongst others Image: REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee

Keith Breene
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Occupational structure of India's lower middle class
Image: Atlas
 Number of households in India with disposible income over US$10,000: 1990-2015
Image: Euromonitor International from national statistics/UN
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 India Households Savings
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