Without a comprehensive public transportation system to overcome the greater city's distances, the middle class has become mostly car-bound and wary of the city's reputation for violent crime.
As the middle class swells, more Indians are leading desk-bound sedentary lives in cities, where pavements are scarce and there is no culture of walking.
While the bulk of Indian exports is buffalo meat bound for Middle East and Southeast Asian markets, the growing middle class in Arab countries has sparked a new craving for cow beef.