For years, the country’s wealthy have convinced themselves that money can buy sanctuary from the dysfunction around them. They’ve spent decades building elaborate fortresses to keep the chaos out. This infrastructure is designed to create a parallel India where things actually work. In the midst of urban flooding, heatwaves, and garbage mounds, the dreamy world is collapsing.
‘Fortress of the Indian rich is collapsing, money saves none’
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