Author: Tejaswini Paranjape
Deepak Verma, Head of Business, Pacecourt shares how sports surface expectations have shifted toward performance, safety, and lifecycle value, in conversation with Tejaswini Paranjape. He breaks down key selection parameters, material innovations boosting shock absorption and weather resilience, design shifts for multi-use recreational spaces, and emerging trends like sustainability, pickleball growth, and customisation driving Indiaโs next generation of sports and recreational flooring. How have expectations around sports surface materials evolved over the past decade? Over the last decade, expectations around sports surfaces have evolved significantly from a focus on basic durability and aesthetics to a much broader emphasis on performance,…
Sourabh Kumar, Founder, Ecopath shares why perception, not technology, blocks cement-free adoption and how lifecycle economics can drive change, in conversation with Tejaswini Paranjape. He details Eco Pathโs cement-free concrete and carbon-negative bituminous roads, quantifies constructionโs hidden carbon and water footprint, explains binder scalability across India, and outlines how manufacturing-led precast systems will reshape timelines, costs, sustainability, and workforce needs. Cement has been the backbone of modern infrastructure for decades. What technical and economic barriers must be overcome before cement-free alternatives can move from pilot projects to mainstream adoption across India? The biggest barrier is not technology. The biggest barrier…
As the Mumbai-Pune corridor emerges as the next frontier of growth, developers are reimagining luxury living beyond conventional real estate. In a conversation with Tejaswini Paranjape, Karan Bahl, Founder and Director, Ascenta, shares his vision for Mumbai 3.0, the rise of hospitality-led communities, and how experiences, wellness and community are shaping the future of second-home living. Mumbai-Pune Corridor- A new chapter of Growth As infrastructure reshapes the Mumbai-Pune corridor, a new chapter of growth is unfolding beyond city limits. At the heart of this transformation is a shift in how affluent buyers perceive luxury, wellness and community. For Karan and…
TRG is redefining real estate from building structures to building integrated ecosystems. Pawan Sharma, MD, TRG Groupย explains why commercial spaces must deliver community experiences, not just retail square footage in an email interaction with Tejaswini Paranjape. TRG aims to shape the 2030 customer: connected, experience-driven, and aspirational. The goal is simpleโmake life convenient, accessible, and future-ready. TRG positions itself as “Building Tomorrow’s Bharat.” What is one real estate gap that you believe the industry is still overlooking? The real estate industry has largely been about building structures; however, there has been a dearth of integrated ecosystems. With urbanization accelerating in…
The JSW Halo campaign by JSW Paints has been conceptualized by TBWA Lintas to position paint beyond aesthetics and as an active enabler of everyday living. Launched on 20 May 2026, the campaign introduces JSW Halo, a luxury paint portfolio powered by Advanced Defense technology that combines premium finishes with functional protection against 40 different types of germs, stains and wear. The initiative marks JSW Paintsโ shift toward viewing home coatings as systems that support healthier, more confident lifestyles rather than passive backdrops. The platform carries the tagline โSuraksha ke Sang Jiyo Apne Rang,โ framing paint as an invisible layer…
In a conversation with Tejaswini Paranjape, Vivek Garg, Founding Director, NVT Quality Lifestyle, speaks about the shifting dynamics of premium housing, sustainability beyond tokenism, and why the future of luxury living lies in intelligently designed ecosystems. In a market increasingly driven by discerning homebuyers, evolving lifestyles and rising aspirations, NVT Quality Lifestyle has carved a niche for itself through professionally managed luxury villa communities. The company has steadily built a reputation for design-led, process-driven residential developments. Q. How do you see demand for premium and luxury housing evolving over the next three to five years? The shift has already begun…
Parag Munot, Managing Director, Kalpataru Limited, discussed the company’s strategy in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), focusing on large-scale, master-planned communities like Kalpataru Parkcity in Thane. The project underscores the group’s focus on developing integrated townships that cater to evolving urban lifestyles. Tejaswini Paranjape brings the excerpts from the interview. How does this project fit into your overall strategy for the MMR market? Kalpataru Parkcity firmly anchors our position in Thane. Between 2019 and 2025, it has placed us among the top-5 developers by units supplied in high-growth corridors like Kolshet Road. The project is a 100+ acre integrated township…
Data is Redefining How Institutional Kitchens Are Designed and Operated No chaos. No guesswork. No second-guessing. Institutional kitchens have long relied on human experience to navigate scale and complexity. But at high volumes, experience alone has its limits. Today, artificial intelligence is beginning to anchor decision-making across kitchen systemsโreshaping how they are designed, planned, and operated. The shift is clear, from experience-led kitchens to intelligence-led performance systems. Rassense, a company operating at a scale of over 325,000 meals a day, represents a new category of institutional kitchen systems that integrate design, process, and technology function as a single integrated unit.…
