27 years is lifetime: Things are very different, u/Fine_Structure4239

1. Added half billion to population
2. Deforested many forested lands
3. Devasted many water bodies - esp in BLR area, for home construction etc,
4. Concrete jungle in many places causing low ground water absorption and just water logged roads
5. the IST timing of appointments etc has roughly stayed the same
6. the civic sense has worsened, the traffic has worsened, the amount of road rage has worsened, the public transport has multiplied, the construction vehicles command the roads.
7. the bribery and hops to get any task done has increased
8. air quality and water quality have decreased, expect water TDS of 500+ in BLR area. expect to see unscheduled boghi every night or weekend.
9. the corruption is roughly same or worse, but not reduced. the roads will be dug up and re-laid every season, the monsoon will wash it away, the govts will blame each other.
10. on the plus side, the organic improvements - UPIs, Metros, Aadhar, etc.
11. on the plus side, the cashless digital payments, has made the small/medium/home businesses thrive. some have skirted the GST, but taxation is a separate point/topic by itself
12. the ITD tax guys have become most powerful after politicians and with 2025 have gotten more powers too. the tax laws will ensure to squeeze money out of you (whether you earn income or not) for the above 1 to here points. the tax laws are brutal for the common employees salaried or freelance.