Rana, more friend than relative, went distinctively off colour as soon as I asked how his house was coming up. It was his dream taking shape, as getting to build your own house is for most of us. And he had been lucky, securing a decent plot of land a few years ago at what now seems a throwaway price in North Bangalore, on way to the new airport. As the airport has landed and property prices around it have shot up, people like Rana have felt nicer by the day.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Subir Roy:</B> Gateway to peace or perdition?</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>South Delhi communities have put up walls around them

<b>Subir Roy:</b> Gateway to peace or perdition?

South Delhi communities have put up walls around them Im sure it has not led to any decline in serious burglary More gates, more insecurity

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