Who would have thought 10 years ago that Amritsar would have greater mall penetration (per thousand population) than Delhi;that Vittorio De Sica's arthouse classic 'Bicycle Thieves' would be shown at an international film festival in Yamunanagar;that the Indian cricket team would be captained with such distinction by a Ranchi boy? Indeed, who would have thought that small towns would be so integral to India's growth narrative? But is that the full picture? Amidst soaring real estate prices and mushrooming super-luxury car showrooms, there's also a lament for a vanishing way of life - a time when you could just drop by at a friend's place. TOI-Crest brings you the story of small-town India 2. 0 and what it has lost and found in transition
Revolution has many colours. But at the Adidas shop on Delhi Road in Rohtak, it's white. Middle-aged farmers from nearby kasbahs and villages drive in SUVs and ask for the priciest pair of white sneakers.
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