Population and opportunity
How migration, education, work and demography changed across states and generations.
Independent visual journalism
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History through comparable data
India Over Time
See how India’s people, places, economy and public systems changed across years and decades.
1951
1971
1991
2011
2026
Latest interactive · Prices
Is Your ₹1 Lakh Still Worth ₹1 Lakh?
Carry the same ₹1 lakh through India’s market, year by year. See the basket shrink, compare five checkpoints and convert an earlier salary into its June 2026 purchasing-power equivalent.
10 min · 23 June checkpoints · Official data + linked extensionWhy the long view matters
One year can be an event. A series can reveal the pattern.
We build timelines that let readers see change before and after a policy, compare states, and distinguish a temporary movement from a structural shift.
Cities, land and water
How urban expansion, agriculture, groundwater and infrastructure reshaped the map.
Health and public services
What long-running series reveal about access, capacity and unequal outcomes.
Prices, incomes and work
How the structure of household life and the economy moved over years—not headlines.
Before we compare
Time-series data needs more than a play button.
Every animation will carry the definitions and caveats required to understand what changed—and what may only look different because the data itself changed.
Comparable boundaries
Account for states and districts that were created or reorganised.
Comparable definitions
Flag when an indicator or survey question changed between years.
Comparable values
Adjust money for inflation and use rates where raw totals mislead.
Visible gaps
Show missing years and uncertainty instead of drawing a continuous line through them.
Collection in development
Designed for exploration after the guided story ends.
Each story will first explain the central finding, then allow readers to choose a state, period or indicator and inspect the historical record themselves.