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The “Roots 2.0” Pilgrimage: Resolving to See the New India
From tech hubs to eco-retreats, a new generation of Indian Americans is trading traditional family trips for a sophisticated look at the country’s modern, innovative pulse.
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Pallavi Mehra - Sun, 11, Jan 2026
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For decades, the India trip for young Indian Americans followed a predictable and often exhausting script: three weeks of back-to-back weddings, jet-lagged temple visits, and suitcases filled with American chocolates for a range of distant relatives. But as 2026 begins, a new resolution is taking hold among the Indian American community. Known as the “Roots 2.0” pilgrimage, Gen Z and Millennial Indian Americans are increasingly bypassing the traditional “relatives-only” trip in favor of curated “Discovery Tours.”
These journeys focus on India’s high-growth tech ecosystems and sustainable eco-retreats, marking a major shift from visiting out of family obligation to visiting as a traveler looking to engage with a modern, innovative nation.
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