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Mehak Luthra

🏞️ Rescuing a Chola dynasty lake

Bengaluru June 7, 2022

The Singena Agrahara lake in the Anekal taluk is believed to have been built by Rajaraja 1, one of the emperors of the Chola dynasty.

🏠 Buying a home only gets harder

Bengaluru June 7, 2022

If you are privileged enough to even consider buying a home in this economy, think again. It seems to be an uphill task for everyone involved.

💰 EMIs for school fees

Bengaluru June 7, 2022

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and fintechs are raking in the money as parents opt for EMIs to pay the steadily increasing school fees.

🚉 Our neglected railway stations

Bengaluru June 7, 2022

While the city is busy fawning over the new world class railway stations, a lot of our old ones have remained neglected since the pandemic.

🎖️ Bengaluru’s oldest war memorial

Bengaluru June 7, 2022

The central business district holds several little gems that establish the rich history of the city. One of them is the Sappers War Memorial at the junction of Brigade Road.