India, Oct. 29 -- Fireplaces inside the rooms. Outside, facing balconies look out over serene lawns adorned with towering palm trees. This is Gwyer Hall, Delhi University's oldest hostel for men. A board gives the year of its establishment as 1937. A hostel room is a luxury for many Delhi University students. With accommodation limited, many are obliged to reside in cramped neighbourhoods outside their academic campuses. In September, a private building housing students in Satya Niketan, near South Campus, collapsed, killing seven young people. The tragedy drew renewed attention to the paucity of university accommodation. On stepping into the spacious acres inside Gwyer Hall's red-brick gateway, those crowded neighbourhoods seem distant. Th...