Is the Role of an Architect Different in Today’s Residential Complexes?
“It is about creating buildings and spaces that inspire us, that help us do our jobs, that bring us together, and that become, at their best, works of art that we can move through and live in. And in the end, that is why architecture can be considered the most democratic of art forms.” —…
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How You Can Arrange the Perfect Kids’ Party at Your Home
It was a Friday evening. Aruna was invited with her son Ritwik to a kid’s party. Kid’s parties were becoming quite a regular feature in her life. This was her fifth in this season. Although her son, Ritwik, loves those parties, she felt guilty that she could not organise one at home. Ritwik always wanted…
How Has Kolkata Nightlife Evolved Over the Years?
Year, 1956. Place, Park Street Kolkata. Frenzied fans jostle to get an entry into a smoke-filled pub, as ‘the diva of Park Street’ Pam Crain takes the centre stage with Anton Menezes’ six-piece band in what can be called “independent India’s first nightclub” — Mocambo. Band? Diva? Nightlife? Nightclub? In the 1950s, these were all…
Are Startups in Kolkata Getting a Favourable Environment?
When it comes to Kolkata, everyone recognizes it as the cultural hub of India, but rarely would anyone agree to accept the city as a startup hub. But, things are changing. Startups in Kolkata are getting a more favourable environment now. While cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune are surely more acknowledged for their innovative…
How Hyderabad Became Known as the City of Pearls in India
Hyderabad acquired the moniker ‘City of Pearls in India’ due to its booming pearl processing and trading industry that has been supplying the finest of pearl jewellery to India and the rest of the world for more than 400 years. Most of us know this. But have you ever wondered how Hyderabad became known as…
Does the MCLR Rate Hike by Banks Signal Higher Interest Rate Regime?
Kolkata-based businessman Akash needed a home loan but the recent move by the State Bank of India — the nation’s largest bank — has made him anxious about the idea of applying for a bank loan. Not just Akash, loan borrowers all over the country are worried about the possibility of home loan rates going…
How Important is Rainwater Harvesting in Indian Cities
Every year as the summer sets in, water becomes scarce across the length and breadth of India. Can you imagine living in an Indian city and not having a water connection at your home? Well, a Bengaluru scientist has just done that. By rainwater harvesting to meet all his family’s requirement of water at his…
The 42 — the Pinnacle of Luxury Living at the Centre of Kolkata
“I am the monarch of what I survey”, wrote William Cowper a long time ago. Today I rise sky high above all that is ordinary in Kolkata. I am the tallest, the most extravagant symbol of the new emerging Kolkata. I am The 42. There is no way you can ignore me if you are…
Kolkata Retail Growth is Changing the Livability Quotient of Many Areas
“We recently bought a flat in Kasba…just 5 mins away from Acropolis mall” — Abir told his work buddies at the office pool table. And, one could easily sense a considerable hint of pride when he said so. Had anyone mentioned Kasba as their new address even a decade back, they would have probably met…