Economy

Navigator: Hometown Glory

Tanvi Misra/CityLab

My hometown and I have a complicated relationship.

New Delhi is well known (and well roasted) for its culture of materialism and machismo: The Louis Vuitton bags (specifically, the ones that look like Louis Vuitton bags), the rich young dudes with BMWs who speed with impunity, the loud bursts of “Do you even know who my dad is?” before bros start brawling.