On the 4th of April, a family member received a wine shop’s number from a trusted friend, who said they home delivered during the lockdown. “Give my husband’s reference”, she said. The confidence with which she said it made us put our guard down and ignore all subsequent red flags. The gullible family member called …
Mumbai 25th September 2020. #MahaRERA Orders highest amount of refund to an individual #homebuyer for RS 5.17,07,805/- with an Interest @ 10.4% per annum from the time of money paid to the builder Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has provided major relief to a homebuyer who invested in a project in 2013 and allegedly did not get …
Bhoomi Acropolis is a large township project comprising ten 15-storey building in Virar with more than 600 residents. Home buyers booked flats in this project in 2013 on the assurance that they would be given possession in 2015. By Satish Nandgaonkar Mumbai Mirror August 22, 2020, 09:42 IST MUMBAI: A group of home buyers from Bhoomi …
Despite #MahaRERA directions, buyers left in the lurch by Developer #BhoomiArcade Read More »
It started when I broke my clothes drying stick. You know the one I mean, the thin bamboo cane that traditionally stood behind a door, unobtrusive, till we needed the superpower to extend the reach of our hands by a good 5-6 feet. Well, this was several years ago. It wasn’t broken beyond use, but …
In search of a bamboo stick: Missing items and people Read More »
A group of concerned Armed Forces Veterans have signed a “Statement on China” addressed to the President of India, Prime Minister of India, Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Staff and the Chiefs of the Army, Navy & Air Force. It was sent by email to the addressees on July 2, 2020. The Statement is attached …
The corona pandemic has underlined the need to strengthen the Public Health system (not ‘healthcare’ mind you). ‘Public health’ really is an investment and not expenditure. Healthy population is what will make a strong nation. According to American public health association, 1 dollar spent on prevention of disease saves 5.6 dollars in healthcare spending. Public …
Dr. Sharda Bapat looks at the processes of disease and resilience in living beings, societies and the planet. Co-existence without co-operation prevents well being. Cooperation, not competition helps survival.
It cannot be doubted that it is a world of increasing intolerance. The space for diversity is decreasing everywhere, though the most obvious aspects are those with implications on human rights of large segments of populations and have a political context. This is convenient, because if someone else – say the political system or the …
A world in which empathy is evaporating – Be the change series Read More »
This post is about repeated and deliberate abusive behaviour I experienced from Raghuram S Godavarthi aka Raghu aka godavar. I once more want to clarify that the “covert cerebral narcissist” is a descriptor that fits closest to what I experienced over the years and not a clinical diagnosis. This post has been edited and updated …
My experience being the codependent of a covert cerebral narcissist – the patterns Read More »