India, Aug. 8 -- In a viral LinkedIn post, a Bengaluru-based founder and IIM graduate shared her unexpected experience of visiting a small town in China that completely changed her view of urban development.

The founder, Dania Faruqui, had been researching innovations in wearable electric technology and discovered that China was leading the way in this field. What began as a simple search quickly turned into an unplanned international trip.

She visited a town called Shantou, which local people referred to as a "small town". Faruqui expected something similar to small towns in India, possibly less developed, with basic roads and services. She was completely taken aback by what she actually found.

"My mind got totally blown away in China...