Comments on: Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?

By: Murthy

Murthy — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:20:21 +0000

@Boregowda! Shantala would top the IAS Interview in flying colours in the definition of IAS meant ‘Idiots Administrative service’.

By: boregowda

boregowda — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:26:38 +0000

@shantala – pass IAS and become a corrupt politician’s stooge – no thanks

By: Shantala

Shantala — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:13:21 +0000

@Murthy and @Boregowda
I guess it is too difficult for you to understand the core message of Mr Sathya.
I am glad, you will not pass the IAS interview.

By: Garadi Mane Questo

Garadi Mane Questo — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:01:42 +0000

@Murthy claim about improvement in building material and productivity. But the reality is the quality of these materials are bad, and a house built to day gets into repair within 3 years. Talk about productivity, when deadlines in building are crossed several times.
Look at the quality of products sold today?
@Murthy is either living in an igloo or in a delirium.
These Agrahara houses stood well for a long time, and flourished well with good community of people mentioned by @Jalandhara.
As for 1.36 crores , I would very much ask you to buy my house constructed at twice that costs of Rupees 10,000 at that time, nearby.

By: Gusto

Gusto — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:47:10 +0000

@Murthy
There were houses like outs which had cost more than Rs 5000 to build in 1930s., the same time, these houses were built. Are you saying that our house today is more than 1.36 crores? It is not.
You sound nonsensical, and very immature. Typical Indian ignorance.
The context , if you remove your blinkered sight is that these were cheap houses and they created wonderful community of people.

By: Murthy

Murthy — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:35:05 +0000

@Jalandhara . Sorry I am missing the context between the heading and your commentary.

By: Jalandhara

Jalandhara — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:11:20 +0000

During my middle school days in early 1950s, I had many friends in these two Agraharas. Actually, these small houses were very comfortable, and the next generations in them went on to achieve greater things in life.
These two Agraharas: Srinivasa Agrahara and Rajarama Agraharas, were inhabited by families, who worked together in a community spirit, helping each other. there was no sense of solitude, for example, when some one dies in one of the families in one of these houses. The rest came to help them for months to overcome the sense of loss. I witnessed this one one occassion, when my frien’s father died.
Rajarama Agrahara community conducted events with free music concerts. During Ramanavami fortnight, there were music concerts by musicians like Chowdaiah and Doreswamy Iyengar, and there were occasions, when famous musicians were Tamil Nadu were also invited. There were harikathas too by veterans like Seetharama Shastry and Jayatheertahchar, who memorised every stanza in Bhagavad Geetha, and selected them in his discourse.
Srinivasa Agrahara on the other hand, conducted Basava Jayanthi celebrations. There were also free music concerts there and Shiva Katha, and Basveshwara vocal narratives accompanied by music. Here, there was literary focus too. I met Anakru and Tarasu, the 2 famous Kannada Novelists here, wh gave short speeches at the end of a music discourse or Shivakatha. They signed autographs inviting the youngsters to talk to them. Tarasu , lived in Vidyaranyapuram, not far from here, and was always interested in the development of this area. He had a huge victory, when he stood for the municipal council elections as a PSP candidate.
These 2 Agraharas were strong supporters of the then Jana Sangh.
You should look at these 2 Agraharas, particularly their events, as prelude the grand Dasara celbrations.
Those were the cultural days days of this once beautiful city. During 1970s and later, I met a few of my childhood friends from these 2 Agraharas
in the West, and reminisced about those golden days.

By: boregowda

boregowda — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:48:41 +0000

I concur with Mr. Murthy. The author just tried to sensationalize his narrative with out considering the inflationary price. He can go back a couple of centuries back to quote the historic price , that would be literally DIRT CHEAP!

By: Devaki Jain

Devaki Jain — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:25:14 +0000

So glad to read this piece which recognises my father – who truly was a genius
Even at the age of 80 + he was designing and trying to persuade govt to find tools which wd cease the strain of women paddy transplanters! Back doubling up often led CV to permanent handicaps! Endless joourneys for low cost solutions for sections of the less privileged

By: Murthy

Murthy — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:11:50 +0000

Inflation has not been taken under consideration. 5000 rs in 1938 equals 1.36 crores in todays money, assuming average inflation rate of 10% over 83 years. A 500 sqft house would cost about 10 – 12 lakhs to build today. This points to a tremendous improvement in building material manufacturing productivity.