The Golden Bird 2.0 draws from India’s rich past to take a fresh look at its potentialfor a glorious future—a second golden age, shaped by powerful public will, economicwherewithal, and the nation’s status as the world leader. What made ancient India theGolden Bird in the first place? What did China, the Land of the Dragon, have incommon with India, and when did these two ancient civilizations diverge on theirpaths to global success? Raina Singhwi Jain discusses the immediate need andmeasures for a quantum jump in our attitude towards development. Whileconventional wisdom suggests improvements in manufacturing, the ease of doingbusiness and digital technology, Jain goes a step further, drawing surprising parallelsbetween other areas that beg our attention—process engineering, communicationdesign, journalism, and education. This is a work of reflection and a call to action,urging Indian denizens to act now for a revival of the genius that lies dormant withineach one of us.