The Above picture is that of a wooden unit called a pigeon hole. It is used for keeping pigeon's in it......now observe it carefully.........once you are done look at the image below.
This image is a photo of hiranandani powai...........similar ain't it?
People keep complaining about the pigeon infestation that we have in mumbai...there are pigeon's everywhere. Well for once i will not blame those poor bastards. Poor things are confused !!........imagine for a moment that you walked into a random house which looked exactly the same as your own.....wouldn't you have been confused?
The point is each and every house in mumbai...which is built in the last 10 years in mumbai.....looks like one of these......there is nothing called a balcony or open space at all.....only A/C vents........why?.........
there is a building in front of my house which is identical to mine. when people stand in the windows of those buildings......they look like inmates of kalapani......actually not normal inmates......solitary confinement. Ok i do understand that there is a shortage of space in mumbai....but its on the ground and not in the air.....now i know readers will come out with a lot of problems with my theories..........patience!!!
Whatever happened to a leisurely coffee on a comfort chair in your balcony......sadly those days are gone.
Alright so let's address your objections shall we....
1. Your theory about space in the air is bullshit! There are FSI norms to follow.
A. Well remember one thing? i'm not particularly happy with the rules!! they have to be changed. Also there is a solution. why cant we provide common balconies on each floor with separate cutouts? Some builders have tried it and its beautiful.
2. it's already too expensive to buy a flat in mumbai, who wants to pay for open spaces?
A. Here is where the common balcony theory comes in. The builders can provide this at a very nominal cost....maybe cost of construction?.....
3. i don't need open-spaces .....i'm happy the way it is....
A. well then.......you r a pigeon!
Why i bring this topic up is because its appalling. People will keep arguing to eternity about how it's not practical or they don't need it.......but the truth is that mumbai has lost that tradition alltogether..... also that mumbai people are so full of themselves that they feel this is the way to live. Some people that will read this article will be born and bought up in mumbai.....so they wouldn't know the difference.........they are the ignorant sorts.....
Pune is touted to be the next major metro.......and very soon pune and mumbai will be twin cities.....so what's the difference?................the difference is that even today when a new building is built in pune there have to be balconies in every flat....it's an absolute necessity.....otherwise the flats will not sell !!!!
All that i'm suggesting is that in this environment where everything that we do is bound in rules thicker the the thickest chains......isn't it necessary that we have some open space in the comfort of our house which can give us some sense of freedom........and see the world and all that we are fighting for without the grill's?
I'll leave you with this commercial for Tata safari.......ignore the fact that they are trying to sell you a bad car.....Imagine im selling you a balcony at the end of the ad......say sarkar's balcony!!
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