The History of Landscaping: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Trends Documenting How Civilizations Shaped the Art of Working With Land By Arindam Bose 

Introducing a 12-Week Series: The Psychology of Buyers Why We Buy, Why We Hesitate, and Why We Change Our Minds By Arindam Bose

  Self-Healing Concrete: The Material That Repairs Itself By Arindam Bose (Curious observer of where space engineering, real estate and sustainability collide)

  Sector 157 Noida : Land Area, Boundaries, Zoning & the Rise of India’s Largest TCS IT SEZ   Whenever a new mega-project begins to redefine a region, the first questions everyone asks are simple: How big is the land? Where exactly are the boundaries? Is the sector industrial, residential, or mixed? Sector 157 in Noida is currently at the center of such conversations—especially with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) building what will soon become India’s largest TCS campus, a 75-acre IT SEZ that is already shaping the region’s economic and infrastructure future. After diving through official NOIDA records , master plan documents , zoning tables , and environmental disclosures , here’s a complete, human-friendly understanding of what Sector 157 really is and what it’s becoming. How Big Is Sector 157? Understanding the Land Area Clearly Let’s begin with the basics. Land allotted to TCS IT SEZ 29.266 hectares ≈ 292,660 sq. m ≈ 75 acres This is the officially allotted...

  Chapter 1: The Descent and the Intrusion The Aftermath Late afternoon had a way of flattening the house—taking the sharp edges of its personality and muting them, like a scolded animal sulking in its corner. The sunroom was the only place where the light still tried to fight its way in. It entered through the tall windows in slanted strokes, touching dust motes that drifted lazily in the air like the ghosts of undone chores. The Patels had left this room spotless the last time they visited. Alex had undone that cleanliness with method. Empty liquor bottles lined the sill in uneven intervals—a small choir of failures. Half-written notes, scrapped paragraphs, and a few abandoned sketches formed a chaotic mound on the worktable. The room wasn’t messy by accident. It was messy because Alex needed the mess. It matched him. He didn’t turn on the light. He preferred the half-darkness. It made it harder to distinguish the empty bottles from the full one. He reached for the whisky anyway...