The Property Hunt in Delhi

Living the life of an urban gypsy was never the most 'settling' thing but it had its pros and cons. There was always an adventure for us to explore new places, since my father who was a class one gazetted officer would be transferred to beautiful cities all over the country like, Assam, Jabalpir, Bhopal, Chennai, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Rajkot, Jaipur and finally Delhi. Delhi had to be the final destination and the 'period' of the life-long journey which we were a part of. So this called in for a pursuit of a beautiful abode in New Delhi, which we could call our home.

Delhi is known for its places like Old Delhi, Mehrauli, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi Gate and Cannaught place which has remnants of the ancient past which still lingers on in the monuments. The old ancient forts and tombs peppered across the north Delhi and the south Delhi areas speaks of what the place endured even before our time. So, owning a home in Delhi naturally becomes a process of becoming a part of the constant entropy the city has witnessed.

Many of the students would prefer living in North Delhi, due to the easy commute to the Delhi University campus. The JNU or the Jawaharlal Nehru University is popular among students who are pursuing post-graduation and their PhDs, which is in south Delhi. Although Jamia Millia Islamia which is situated in the south-east part of Delhi is also known and the next best choice after DU. The South campus and the Ignou are also situated in the southern part of Delhi. So if we were still pursuing higher studies, we ought to have found a good deal around these areas, which was however not meant to be.

 Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad happen to be the growing cyber cities which are brimming with top-notch MNCs such as IBM, HCL, TCS, Accenture, Wipro, Google, Microsoft, RBS etc. So obviously, the whole of the middle class, educated strata of the deli would be willing to relocate to areas around these MNC hubs. However, the things that these people would have to compromise on would be the peace and serenity of the central Delhi, the greenery of Mehrauli, Saket and INA, the shopping escapades of Old Delhi, Lajpat and Nehru place.

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