On a busy evening in Madurai, a small tea stall owner watches people walk past his shop. Ten years ago, customers would simply notice the aroma of tea and stop by. Today, many of those same people are walking while staring at their phones. Some are checking maps, some are scrolling Instagram, and some are searching for places nearby. The world didn’t suddenly change overnight. It slowly shifted — one smartphone, one search, and one social media post at a time. And somewhere a
