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At 32, Gokul Rajendran, a Malayali by birth, brought up and schooled in Chennai, worked in Kerala’s Techno Park and is finally shifting to Bengaluru with his new wife. Quite an uprooting, you might think. Rajendran thinks differently. He’s excited about his new home near ITPL
Culturally close, neighbouring cities often invite migrant new buyers. The reason is simple. Language, culture, food habits are similar and therefore no ‘uprooting’ is completely true. Rajendran can speak Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada as fluently as English and therefore no amount of shifting caused any major setback to him. In contrary to this, final year MBA student, Parth Kedia who had a brief term internship in Chennai said “I couldn’t adjust to the climate or the food habits. Either the sambhar tasted too sour to be true or perhaps I have been used to a lot of North Indian sambhar,” chuckles Kedia.
You would have come across robust markets across India inviting buyers from their ‘cousin states’. Mayank Arora of Arora Properties says, “Take the example of Delhi. Most home buyers here are either from Punjab, Chandigarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.”
“Some are here because of parents being early settlers in the city while some others have been here by way of education, family, work or marriage. Language also binds these cultures together and therefore Chandni Chowk is more Punjabi than Delhi,” adds Arora.
This may not be totally true either. Shaimak Vaidya who works with a government organization says, “I am from Maharashtra and cannot think of owning a home in Nagpur although there is a close geographical and cultural tie. I have lived in Andheri all my life and wouldn’t give up my lifestyle to settle in a smaller city.” However, he agrees that when it comes to migrating to big cities, with or without a cultural similarity, most people are pro.
That brings us to what Varun Salukar of Primer Properties says. “Whether buying a home or living in one, budget is always a consideration. Most cities have gone completely global, thoroughly cosmopolitan these days inviting even expats to rent a home. As long as your lifestyle is not scarred and you are getting a fat pay in another man’s land, we Indians do ‘uproot’ for the good.”
I shall buy a home in your city!
Culturally close, neighbouring cities often invite migrant new buyers. The reason is simple. Language, culture, food habits are similar and therefore no ‘uprooting’ is completely true. Rajendran can speak Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada as fluently as English and therefore no amount of shifting caused any major setback to him. In contrary to this, final year MBA student, Parth Kedia who had a brief term internship in Chennai said “I couldn’t adjust to the climate or the food habits. Either the sambhar tasted too sour to be true or perhaps I have been used to a lot of North Indian sambhar,” chuckles Kedia.
You would have come across robust markets across India inviting buyers from their ‘cousin states’. Mayank Arora of Arora Properties says, “Take the example of Delhi. Most home buyers here are either from Punjab, Chandigarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.”
“Some are here because of parents being early settlers in the city while some others have been here by way of education, family, work or marriage. Language also binds these cultures together and therefore Chandni Chowk is more Punjabi than Delhi,” adds Arora.
This may not be totally true either. Shaimak Vaidya who works with a government organization says, “I am from Maharashtra and cannot think of owning a home in Nagpur although there is a close geographical and cultural tie. I have lived in Andheri all my life and wouldn’t give up my lifestyle to settle in a smaller city.” However, he agrees that when it comes to migrating to big cities, with or without a cultural similarity, most people are pro.
That brings us to what Varun Salukar of Primer Properties says. “Whether buying a home or living in one, budget is always a consideration. Most cities have gone completely global, thoroughly cosmopolitan these days inviting even expats to rent a home. As long as your lifestyle is not scarred and you are getting a fat pay in another man’s land, we Indians do ‘uproot’ for the good.”
I shall buy a home in your city!