Augmented income

Vijay Gopal, Hyderabad-based consumer rights activist shares, important pointers on what apartment complex residents can do to fight hefty maintenance charges being levied on them.

Designing and building the temporary pavilions that house the deity during West Bengal’s biggest annual festival remains the preserve of rural artisans — chiefly farmers and folk artists — despite an increasing presence of professionals. Rajeshwari Sharma takes a closer look.