article_snippet.sent: At the time the term was used to describe small, country homes used by the wealthy upper classes as a retreat to escape the heat of pulsing Indian cities.
article_snippet.sent: The original term was not exclusive to one-storey properties, instead referring to mountain retreats favoured by the Upper Classes .
highlights_snippet.sent: In the Victorian age bungalows were the reserve of the wealthy Upper Classes were used to escape heat of cities .