TY - BOOK AU - Bhar, Soumyajit AU - Lele, Sharachchandra TI - Luxury Consumption in India: Exploring the Environmental, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Affluence PB - Economic and Political Weekly KW - Cultural Dimensions KW - Environmental KW - Luxury Consumption KW - Groundwater N2 - Luxury consumption, so far seen as a problem of the global North, is now growing dramatically in India. We explore its complex dynamics, including definitions, drivers, impacts and responses. Luxury consumption has both material and symbolic value and is UR - https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/2/review-environment-and-development/luxury-consumption-india.html ER -