Articles by Arathi Manay Yajaman

In response to a lawsuit filed by the Classic Orchards Property Owners Association in south Bangalore, the High Court recently ordered the BDA to ensure that real estate developers relinquish roads, parks, and civic amenities as per approved plans.

Builder would have already included the price for car parking in the price for common areas. Hence charging again for car parking is illegal. Have you been duped like this?

CM announced in the Assembly that only 97 high rises have been given Occupation Certificates since 2010. Arathi suggests a few measures to the government, to ensure the future buyers do not suffer.

If your non-profit accepts foreign funds without FCRA clearance, it could land you in deep trouble. Here’s how you get the clearance.

Proceeding with registration when builders do not provide occupancy certificate is a risk that might make your property a B-khata property. Think before going ahead with registration!

Come summer, you see garbage or leaves burning on the streets of Bangalore. What is the risk? How to deal with this?

It’s Maths day tomorrow. Life of Ramanujan, though short-lived, is an example to follow.

At Camellia in Pune, the composting area is located in a corner of the campus in an open space, adjacent to the outside generator, and at the level of the basement stilt car parking. Steps go down to the area from the ground level. Just adjacent to this is one of the blocks of apartments.

Does being rich or poor make any difference in being honest? Or does honesty just depend upon one’s mindset? Arathi Manay Yajaman analyses the issue through her own experiences.

BWSSB adopts differential pricing for apartments! Why the discrimination? Will this make residents save water?

Don’t think that paying bribe is inevitable. There are people who got Khata without paying an extra penny. You can do it too.

In response to BBMP’s seeking of suggestions on disposing solid waste, Arathi points that apartments should opt for managing the waste themselves.