Ready-to-Move or Under-construction Property — What should You Prefer and Why?
Anirban almost always suffers from dilemmas. The situation became worse after he got married because his wife and mother generally do not agree on any point. He feels helpless as he must take one’s side and upset the other. The three of them have been staying in a rented home for a long time and…
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Why Live in a Gated Community, Not a Traditional Locality in Kolkata?
Sujoy grew up in a North Kolkata neighbourhood. He loves the closely-knit houses with hardly any space among them and rooftops so close that you can just cross over them. Sometimes, you never know where a house ends and another begins. James Bond would have loved it! It is easy to jump from one roof…
How Moviegoing Changed in Kolkata; What to Expect in the Future
Shankha Roy is a famous actor today. He is a familiar and highly popular face on TV soaps, web series, and big-screen feature films. His interest in acting was fired up by watching great movies in the darkness of the movie theatres of Kolkata. Even when he was a child, the grandeur of films always…
Will the Rising Home Prices Put the Focus Back on Affordable Housing?
It is almost a month now. The last time Raj and Moonmonn visited her father’s home is more than a month. Although summer is on us, along with the rare heatwave, Jamaishashthi is some time away. However, Moonmoon’s mother wanted to see them and as the heatwave subsided a bit, Raj and Moonmoon were at…
Does Repo Rate-Hike Signify Costlier Home Loans Going forward?
Rajat, a 30-year-old software developer working in a top IT company at Salt Lake, Sector 5 in Kolkata, cannot avoid getting into some disagreements with his father. Rajat’s father has recently retired from a large engineering company and lives off the interest earned from his savings. With the bank interest dropping to a minimum, he…
Pros and Cons of Living in a House near Waterbody
Every winter, as migratory birds arrive in droves at different jheels and lakes in West Bengal, Rajat takes out his camera and other paraphernalia to take photographs. He visits Santragachi Jheel, Rabindra Sarovar, and of course, Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary whenever there is a holiday from his high-pressure software developer job. Although the winged visitors…
Is the Indian Economy in Fine Fettle? Is there any Dark Cloud in the Horizon?
This has never happened earlier. Never in the history of India. Tax collection figures have gone through the roof and even surpassed Union Budget estimates. India’s tax collections soared to a record high of Rs 27.07 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, as mop-up from income and other direct taxes as…
Poila Boishakh — A Day of Adda, Great Food, and Festivities in Kolkata
Moonmoon looks forward to going to her parent’s house every year on Poila Boishakh along with her husband Raj. Raj looks wonderful in red and cream punjabi-pyjama, appropriate for the day. And of course, a red and white handloom saree for her. Poila Boishakh is another day in the Bengali calendar when everyone loves to…
How You Can Beat Sweltering Heat this Summer and Stay Cool
Mrs. Meera Chatterjee got up with a start and sat up straight on her bed. She has rarely seen such a nightmare in her life. It was an April morning. And when Mrs. Chatterjee got up it was already 6 am. There is a power outage and the purr of the air conditioner is missing….