The taste of the new world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A full modular kitchen. Designer bathroom. Unique private theatre. Steam and sauna. Bowling alley. A luxurious lifestyle. These words, accompanied with supporting photos, make up a large banner that stands by a dusty roadside, here in Ghaziabad. A multi-floor apartment complex is coming up on the site. The construction firm’s makeshift site-office is operational for interested buyers to make bookings for the “3/4 BHK luxury apartments.” Home loan facility is provided in partnership with a private bank. Further along the roadside, just next to the banner, stands a dead tree; its bare branches are raised into the air like arms stilled in a posture of mourning. Behind the tree, separated by