Let’s embark on a journey down winding roads in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats, where a dream of a new-age hill city once gleamed with promise: Lavasa. Touted as India’s first planned, private hill city, it was to be a slice of Mediterranean paradise nestled close to Pune, complete with Italian facades, cobbled promenades, and world-class amenities. But today? Lavasa stands eerily silent—an urban...