Community Living Archive

Jolly Maker 1- Triumph of the Housing Society

PROFILE of Jolly Maker-1 1. Three Decades Old Apartment Complex, located in Cuff Parade, Mumbai. 2. Two 25 storey Residential Towers, with 175 apartments. 10 Bungalows. 3. Celebrity Residents – Subhash Chandra of Zee, Goenka Family, Patni Family, Salgaocar Family 4. In the News – Sold a flat for 1.11Lakh/sqft – highest as of Feb

Apartment Owners’ Association says NO to Bribe!

Guest post by Mr. Sajin K. , Treasurer of a 165 Apartment Complex in Bangalore. Wanted to let this group know of a recent happening in our community, which might be useful for you if you (or friends) have other properties in Karnataka. Around 2 months back, we got a notice from Pollution Control Board

Namma Bengaluru Awards 2011

As the tagline of this Champions blog says “Every Neighbourhood has its champions”, the Namma Bengaluru Foundation is recognizing these champions with the Namma Bengaluru Awards.  The Award celebrates extra-ordinary contributions to the society by ordinary citizens of Bengaluru. You can nominate your RWA / Owners Association, to recognize the selfless service they may be

Joy of Giving..together!

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.  It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You Year 2010 Residents of Mahaveer Regal and Habitat Splendour Apartment complex, held a Food Mela for regional Indian Cuisines in aid of their neighbourhood hospice KARUNASHRAYA that takes care of terminally

Triumph of 32 Water Meters!

The first step to manage is to measure. When it comes to the water crisis, and controlling consumption in our Apartment Complexes, installing Water Meters can surely help. But then we are stumped by the Engineering & People Challenges of a Water Meter installation project. Here is a story of Kannan Venkitachalam and his neighbours