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How Important for Your Home to be Close to a Reliable Hospital?

How Important for Your Home to be Close to a Reliable Hospital?

In the early hours of a chilly December morning, Suchitra’s father was hit by something big. That ‘something’ nearly killed him. Subir Chatterjee, Suchitra’s father is about 67 years old. After an uneventful working life in the Income Tax Department, he has been enjoying the quiet life of a retiree. Staying in a gated community…

What Freedom can Mean to a Homebuyer in 2021?

What Freedom can Mean to a Homebuyer in 2021?

We are living in times of acute uncertainty, massive disruption, and serious insecurity. The raging pandemic has exposed the fault lines of our mundane urban existence, and we are finding it overwhelming to cope with it. We have experienced insecurities regarding our health, jobs, relationships and often feel that we have got entrapped into an…

Model Tenancy Act is Approved by the Union Cabinet

Model Tenancy Act is Approved by the Union Cabinet

The Union Cabinet, on June 2, 2021, approved the Model Tenancy Act, in a move that is likely to revive India’s rental housing market by initiating a multitude of reforms. The government issued a statement that said, “The Model Tenancy Act aims at creating a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive rental housing market in the country….

How to Manage the Stress of Covid 2nd Wave Even if New Infections are Decreasing

How to Manage the Stress of Covid 2nd Wave Even if New Infections are Decreasing

Sreetama never expected this. Even in her worst nightmare, she could not imagine such a turn of events. Her world seemed to be falling apart. A few months of persistent struggle, slow recovery from a sudden crisis — all seemed to be coming to an end. Her husband Sujoy constantly tells her to cheer up…

Monsoon Rains are almost on Us and How it Changes Our Lives

Monsoon Rains are almost on Us and How it Changes Our Lives

Why is the monsoon rains such a welcome relief to almost all Indians? In spite of the waterlogged roads after a heavy shower, in spite of the discomfort of carrying a water-drenched umbrella, and in spite of occasionally catching the cold, sneezing, and fever, we love rains in every city in India, especially in Kolkata….

Why Should You Choose to Live in a Housing Complex During the Covid Pandemic?

Why Should You Choose to Live in a Housing Complex During the Covid Pandemic?

Are there really a lot of advantages of living in a housing complex these days? Is there better safety? Does the community and the infrastructure help to live a more fulfilling life? Sambit Roy lives in a gated community with his beautiful wife Sreetama and their 7-year-old daughter Rini. They really think that living in…

This Summer is Going to be the Extremely Hot — How will You Cope?

This Summer is Going to be the Extremely Hot — How will You Cope?

We are experiencing unbearable heat every summer in India. It is expected that 2021 will be no different. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that the summer season is expected to be warmer than usual over most regions of India except some southern states. Kolkata weather is extremely humid in addition to being hot,…

What Steps You Can Take to Conserve Water This Summer

What Steps You Can Take to Conserve Water This Summer

These days, school projects involve the parents so much that they become part of the project team along with their child. So, when Aditya informed his parents that he must submit a project on ‘how to conserve water this summer,’ his parents swung into action. A brainstorming session followed. Everyone came out with a number of ideas…

Poila Baishakh in Kolkata — A Day of Good Food, Fun, and Socialising

Poila Baishakh in Kolkata — A Day of Good Food, Fun, and Socialising

These days, Dr. Rajat Chatterjee is often getting late in going to the hospital. His two daughters are vigorously practising for the upcoming cultural programme in the housing complex on Poila Baishakh. With their mother joining them, his breakfast is often late. Nevertheless, he enjoys the new cultural environment in his house as his daughters…