Antilia (building) Antilia (building) Antilia (first named Antilla) is a private home in South Mumbai, India. It is owned by Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and has a staff of 600 to maintain the residence 24 hours a day. , it is deemed to be the world's most expensive residential property, after Buckingham Palace, which is designated as a British crown property. Antilia is thus the world's most expensive private residence, valued over $2 billion. Its controversial design and ostentatious use by a single family has made it infamous in India and beyond, including severe criticism in the architectural press and
The Home and the World influence, must be driven out of our territory" (97). Nikhil on the other hand felt the opposite. He stated that in terms of banishing foreign goods from his Suskar market that he "could not do it" (101) and he refused to "tyrannize" (108). Bimala even pleaded with her husband to "order them to be cleared out!" (108). She also stated that banishing foreign goods "would not be tyranny for selfish gain, but for the sake of the country" (109). As the title suggests, a major theme is the relationship of the home with the outside world. Nikhil enjoys the modern,