Economic development and its dependencies: different lifestyles

[deponti]

Visiting any large city,and observing the different worlds that co-exist, is always a thought-provoking experience. Gurgaon is no different.

Here's the view of one of the thousands of high-rise apartments that have come up in this was-a-sleepy-village:

Comments

[pondhopper]

This is a great study in contrasts, Deepa. Why did the high rise city grow precisely in this village?

[deponti]

I am able to reply...

Gurgaon (gaon is village) was a handy less-than-an-hour's-derive place from NeW Delhi, where real estate values were skyrocketing. The irony is that today, Gurgaon real estate is costlier than Delhi!