India, Jan. 25 -- Could this young Nigerian be more Indian than an Indian? Agu Stanley Chiedozie, 24, comes pretty close. After six years in India - he first arrived as a student - he's picked up an instinctive feel for everyday Indian habits: the quick pranaam when a foot brushes someone else's, the careful shaping of modaks during Ganesh Chaturthi, even ending his sentences with "yaar".

Chiedozie truly 'gets it', and it's what's making this social media influencer such a hit among his 974,000 followers on Instagram, most of them Indian.

He made his viral debut on social media in 2023 and, about a year ago, made Versova in Mumbai his home. In that short time, he's been seen on social media alongside India's film and television personal...