Here are the artcles --- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/04/MNSFT3BQ4.DTL
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1872176.cms However, having stayed in Mumbai, I have seen the other varities as well. Near Bandra , there is a place named Sherley Rajan village. Back in mid 90s , when I moved to Mumbai it was a real village in concrete jungle with tree lined roads and cottages. Later I heard from a co-worker that many of the residents were hounded by real estate developers. My co-worker's aunt was one of them. Yes, they were paid good amount of money but they had to move against their will. I have seen other vareity too ... where builders rehabilitate slum dwellers in usually 1 bed apartments and in return get permission from Govt to add additional floors to their buildings (called TDR whatever that means). *********************************************** Dilip-da, Staying in Delhi area - esp Gurgaon is not much different from staying in any place which has a very vibrant civil society. I read such articles in Times of India etc when I was in Delhi 1990-1996 , but I recall they were about Delhi farmlands - where some wise enough farmers did not buy brand new Mercedes cars (which were as rare in India as are Rolls Royce cars in the USA now) and invested in something more useful. Gurgaon is very much part of India's prime land and the landowners are not meek mice - ignorant and oppressed - but mostly Jats - the aggressive warrior/farmer clan who shake Delhi. New Gurgaon has been in around for over 15 years now. http://www.gurgaonscoop.com/story/2007/12/18/23320/596 you might find it useful though. The ones I read were before internet websites existed for these newpapers (TOI etc). TOI website came about I think in 1998. Umesh "Dilip&Dil Deka" <dilipdeka at yahoo.com> wrote: Umesh, Do you know first hand that the land owners actually sold or were compensated for the land by the real estate developers? The critics always say that the land owners get evicted and end up on the street. Is the truth somewhere in between? Dilipda ----- Original Message ---- From: umesh sharma To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:08:57 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Another View of Things/Who Pays the Price for India's "Corporate Welfare"? It is similar to the question , "Who pays the price when all consumer goods in the US are MADE IN CHINA?" Or "Who pays the price when all software work is outsourced?" I have to assume that it is from the same group of people such a squestion has emerged. Somebody somewhere has to pay the price. Since you do not seem to know much about how the new mini cities have come about -- let me refresh your memories that the farmers who sold their lands to these developers overnight became rich. Many bought new Mercedes cars etc. Many frittered away their wealth on trinkets . Umesh Chan Mahanta wrote: This is a story related to the issues involved in the NY Times article about the Good Life in Gurgaon. And it touches on some of the points raised by Uttam, and how it impacts the PUBLIC GOOD. http://www.evb.ch/en/p25010663.html _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
