India, June 12 -- For many urban Indians, digital governance is now routine-payments, identity verification, and government services exist in the palm of a hand. Yet the promise of Viksit Bharat by 2047 raises an important question: does this convenience extend equally to rural citizens, particularly women navigating structural barriers to technology access?

I hail from two diverse backgrounds-born in the suburbs of New Jersey, USA, and then having spent my adolescence in Vadodara, Gujarat. This unique path has provided me with a prime lens to view India's growth, both from a non-partisan perspective and yet as one of its own. The India I landed in, back in 2013, had no idea the immense revampment it was in store for. The current landsca...