View: Wealth acquisition and lifestyle expression should, at some point, converge for rich Indians

In most parts of the developed world, living a 'clean' life, in terms of environment and spaces, is a generational practice. This is exactly why the country home, and not the city mansion, has been the historical symbol of arrival, whether in elitist Europe or meritocratic America. The ability to stake a sweeping claim over nature represents the ultimate expression of wealth, way above the infusion of majestic marble in a chic PIN code of a city district. Whenever Indians travel abroad, public spaces become a prime attraction...