“Smartphones threaten the beautiful inner life of the Indian people.” In the heart of Kolkata, Father Laurent Bissara knows what he is talking about. Aged 53, this former French business leader left behind a career in IT that he found devoid of meaning to become a priest with the Paris Foreign Missions. Today, he is the successor of Father François Laborde, the inspiration behind *City of Joy*, working among the poor of Kolkata, India. In this reportage, we follow him in his daily commitment in Kolkata: a drop in the ocean in one of India’s poorest megacities, bringing shelter, education, and healthcare to the poorest of the poor. But another challenge is now emerging: modernity, arriving like a tsunami among a population that, like the West, now dreams of smartphones and space conquest. What are the consequences of such upheaval for India — a country whose very name reminds the rest of the world of the importance of prayer?