You are right @firepower.
There are a great potential of steem in India. In fact, all the Asian countries are the best target of Steem. In fact India is the second largest online market with over 460 million internet users (Checked this on Internet usage in India - Statistics & Facts) !!! Right after China !
So, @ned, you will need a Indian girl as @sweetsssj to conquer this market :D :D :D I could be this girl. Just need to learn hindi first ;-)
By the way, the fact that India has a lot of poverty can also contribute to the fast development of Steem over there. Steem can really change lives !
I wish you a lot of success to empower indians on Steem... :)