Amit Kumar Agarwal, co-founder and CEO of NoBroker Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 4: Gated communities across India are quietly turning into the country’s biggest offline social networks. What used to be rows of independent flats are now becoming spaces where neighbours meet for badminton in the evening, celebrate Diwali together in the clubhouse, and buy a […]
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Amit Kumar Agarwal, Co-founder and CEO of NoBroker Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 5: There was a time, not very long ago, when moving into a gated society in India meant filling out a paper register at the gate every time a guest arrived. Security guards would call up to each flat individually to approve visitors. […]
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Amit Kumar Agarwal, cofounder and CEO of NoBroker Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 13: There is a quiet shift happening inside India’s gated communities. Residents are stepping out less, not because they have to, but because they no longer need to. Everything that once required a trip outside such as groceries, a yoga class, a plumber, […]
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Why Managing Them Is India’s Next Big Challenge Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11: At 5 AM, long before the first resident steps out for a morning walk, a gated community of 250 flats already has 15 workers on duty. The overnight security guard is finishing his rounds. The housekeeping staff are sweeping common corridors. The gardener […]
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