Video: How do you say “bubble” in Hindi?

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NEW DELHI — In 2007 the number of millionaires in India grew to 123,000. Fueled by rapid economic growth and the emergence of the "tiger economy," the place was virtually raining fat cats who, suddenly, needed posh homes.

That was the theory, anyway.

The reality has turned out to be something quite different.

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