doweshowbellyad0 gurgaon noun the land of gur jaggery origin gur dates back to 19th century legend village donated by pandavas to guru drona which was called gurugram future well on its way to becoming globalgaon if local administration invests in infrastructure and planning synonym mall bpo chaos derivative guppie a gurgaon yuppieso much about gurgaon but it has other facets heres one gurupada mazumdar a native of siliguri in west bengal dressed in an olive green shirt and trousers is working hard to retain the shine on the chrome exteriors of an elevator in the new dt mall gurupada earns rs 2240 a month he says i couldnt have earned this much in my hometown for people like him and many others who work in this city gurgaon is el doradowhat turned around this barren expanse into the most competitive citysuburb in india sabyasachi satpathi director of research neoit bangalore a global offshoring advisor says as far as investor perception is concerned it was the proximity to the airport this clinched it for gurgaon that belief reflects in a neoit survey of citiesbased on infrastructure people growth catalysts and investmentwhich gurgaon toppedof course there was another maruti udyog had already created a manufacturing cluster in gurgaon it was only a matter of time before an auto hub created spokes of growth in other areas when a pharma major set up its rd lab in gurgaon in the early 1990s nris who joined it found it convenient to reside in gurgaon it was green quiet close with an acceptable quality of life since then gurgaon burst at its seamsnow gurgaon is having nightmares when guppies wake up every morning they are bothered with just one question hope theres no power cut or traffic jam today this cutjam life is perhaps the closest definition of modernday gurgaonthe citys concerns are basic if you look at the some of the manifestos that candidates are circulating on poll eve haryana the state gurgaon belongs to goes to polls on february 3 to elect a government for the next five years you will wonder whether they are talking about gurgaon