Wilderness Days - True jungle stories as never told before...

A fascinating story of a visionary wife who persuaded a powerful husband…

 In 1904 Mary Victoria Curzon, the wife of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, visited Kaziranga. Failing to spot a single rhinoceros, for which the area was renowned, she persuaded her husband to take urgent measures to protect the dwindling species. Lord Curzon obliged and in 1905, the area was designated a proposed Reserve Forest. Much later, in 1950, it became the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary.

Often referred to as the ‘land of green valleys and blue hills’, Assam is undeniably famous for its tea gardens. But in the heart of the serene valley lies a tranquil calm animal habitat - the Kaziranga National Park – home of the famous Indian rhino. But few know that Kaziranga is also home for over 100 tigers and one-fifth of India’s elephant population. It has a long list of rich and varied wildlife that leaves one spellbound.

More than a century back a lady set the ball rolling… and Kaziranga National Park has truly set a high example in the field of wildlife conservation, regardless of the issues clinging on from all sides. The habitat has carved its own success story and we must ensure that there is no looking back now.

Join us tomorrow (Saturday, 1st June) at ‘WILDERNESS DAYS’ on DD National at 11 am or on DD India on Wednesday (5th June) at 8.30, 16.30 & 23.30 hrs. IST, worldwide and get initiated in this mission conservation.

Mr. Raheja at Plenary Session on Urban Developments- Raising the FSI Bar at Realty Plus Conclave 2013

May 24, 2013

At a conclave organized by Realty Plus at The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon on May 24, 2013, Mr. Raheja was invited as a speaker to speak about Raising the FSI Bar during planning so that the scope of Mass Housing for everyone in the country is takes it shape. The other speakers who took participation in the panel discussion included Ramesh Menon, MD, Certes Realty P.S.N. Rao, Professor of planning and architecture Deepak Gahlot, Director, Xebec Design and Facilities Sanjay Dutt, MD south Asia, Cushman & Wakefield and A.K. Jain, Former commissioner planning, DDA.

 

From Left to Right: Mr. Raheja Ramesh Menon, MD, Certes Realty P.S.N. Rao, Professor of planning and architecture Deepak Gahlot, Director, Xebec Design and Facilities Sanjay Dutt, MD south Asia, Cushman & Wakefield and A.K. Jain, Former commissioner planning, DDA.

 

Expressing his views Mr. Raheja emphasized upon raising the FSI so that smaller units in the projects are easy to create. When this gets a nod, such units would fall within the budget of a common man. Affordability plays a pivotal role in finalizing property buying. With this in place, many people would be able to buy apartments. He had been pleading the Government to realize the need and prepare some policy framework that allows vertical development with small sized units. He gave example of Andhra Pradesh (state) which doesn't follow any FSI norms while constructing any building. He welcomed the concept of going high.

Three awards for Nayan Raheja, ED, Raheja Developers Limited at Realty Plus Excellence Awards

May 24, 2013

To acknowledge the extraordinary contributions and efforts of various real estate stakeholders in creating and delivering new benchmarks for excellence in the realty domain in the year gone by, Realty Plus, India’s leading real estate magazine from the exchange4media group, announced the winners of ‘Realty Plus Excellence Awards 2013- North’ at Hotel Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon on Friday. Nayan Raheja, ED, Raheja Developers bagged three awards for the categories "Best architect Residential, Best Architect Commercial and was bestowed with Young Achievers Award for the year 2013. He was awrded from the hands of Daksh Bharadwaj, Principal Architect, Bharadwaj Bharadwaj & Associates Sachin Sandhir, MD & Country Head, RICS and Dr. Kunal Banerjee, Group Advisor, Shree Infratech.

 Nayan Raheja receiving the awards from the hands of Sachin Sandhir, MD & Country Head, RICS

 Nayan Raheja receiving the awards from the hands of Dr. Kunal Banerjee, Group Advisor, Shree Infratech

Nayan Raheja receiving the awards from the hands of Daksh Bharadwaj, Principal Architect, Bharadwaj Bharadwaj & Associates

The conclave culminated in the celebration of excellence in the realty domain as the proud winners of Realty Plus Excellence Awards 2013 for the North zone were announced during a star-studded awards night attended by a galaxy of developers, policy-makers, industry officials, business leaders, financial experts, investment advisors, retailers, facilities managers, architects and other luminaries.

The eminent jury for Realty Plus Excellence Awards 2013 was chaired by Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and Managing Director (South Asia), CBRE.  The other Jury members included Sachin Sandhir, MD & Country Head, RICS Prof PSN Rao, Head, Housing, SPA & Chairman, NAR (India) Dr P S Rana, Former Chairman and MD, HUDCO Pankaj Kapoor, MD, Liases Foras  Daksh Bharadwaj, Principal Architect, Bharadwaj Bharadwaj & Associates Om Chaudhary, Executive Director, Fire Capital and Vinod Behl, Editor, Realty Plus.