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3:13 >> Got it. And then, why the thought of living in an active senior community and not living maybe close to friends, family, like you know, 35 years is a long time in Delhi, right? So, yeah. >> You see, as you must be knowing the metro what is the position of metro. And those that condition of metro, lot of pollution, lot of traffic. Then, second is once we retired, see, surrounding people are all same. They are they all working. So, then, what will we do? When we saw this in Ashiana, it may be little bit far away from Delhi, not my path, 78 km. I saw that people are very friendly. They are meeting there. Then I think we to us spend rest of our life, we need a small place which is small. Good.

4:05 We don't know there's no liability, nothing. All children's children's education, jobs, everything has been done. Now, why not to start? So, when we read about this active senior living, we said, "Let's go and explore it." >> Yeah. >> And I think that was a right decision for both of us and we really enjoying here. you see, whatever the friends we have in Delhi, we still have friends, we keep on talking to them. But when we came here, there's another type of friendship at Blues. See, a lot of you become a family out And it's a within a week we never thought ki yaar kahan aa gaye. Without ki yaar, we have come to the right place. Same people, you are same age, doing a lot of activities what we were not doing before, we are doing that. So, all sorts of things brought us to this place.

5:05 >> Now, you mentioned you went to visit this place with an open mind, right? And it's not anything that you have decided beforehand. >> Mhm. >> What was that that attracted you? What is that like you you saw from your initial tour when you did with your family, with your daughter that that you and your wife thought, "Okay, this is the right place." What are the things that triggered like, "Okay, we should try." >> The first first was the builder, the management of Ashiana. They treat you so good, they tell you everything very openly. They don't have any hidden things. And then the when we came to Nirmay, we saw that greenery, we saw that atmosphere, we met the people out here, how open they are, how happy. I talked to a lot of people. We came here. My daughter talked to some people.

5:52 My wife talked to some people. And during I think first or second we didn't almost six to seven people becomes our friends. >> So when we saw that there is so openness, so good. So it is so good. You come here. You will be always active. Actually me and my wife always wanted wherever we go, we should remain active. >> Yes. >> No, that is not the question. Now we always That was the first That was the most key you same type of people you get it out. >> So it wasn't really about buying a property. It was about finding a community. Got it. so while selecting it, like I know you like the idea about you know like-minded people and all. Was there any hesitation? Was there anything that's like you know >> Not at all. In fact the day we came here, the day we came first me and my wife, then second time my daughter and my son-in-law came. They Then my

6:53 Daughter told me, "Papa, have you bought the check?" I said I have it. So they give it. So So that was the When she said give it, I said go go ahead. I told to my wife say go ahead. >> Got it. Cool.

7:09 So let's talk about your experience living in Ashiana. Like how was your day-to-day life looks like? I don't know how many are residing in the current community where you are living right now. And you know how does the day-to-day life looks like there? >> You see here in I am in Nirmay. All the seven tower has been occupied. So around 500 In Nirmay we have almost 145 single residents are there. And out of 140 110 are this female ladies. So, once I ask a lady, she was a single lady. I say, "Yeah, you had a very good flat in Delhi and why did you come here?" She says, "Key we feel more secure in Ashiana than we feel secure in Delhi." So, cuz we had security-wise no problem.

8:05 It's a food-wise no problem cuz we have a restaurant inside. Activities start from the morning like yoga, like walking, Zumba, everything is there. And maybe after breakfast we have other dance classes are there. We go to our gym also. We go to our sports room also. So, we keep on busy over with all these activities. As you see, like we have our I have got a three-bedroom flat, so I have got a kitchen also. We make lunch, but sometimes now I'm now you are in the yard. I need a lot of tea. So, we have a beautiful restaurant out here. Good food. Good vegetarian food is there. So, that was the reason. So, activities is so busy, I tell you. Now, after 2 and 1/2 years, sometimes I have to find out where is my wife. She has gone. She's so busy in all activities.

9:00 >> That is good. >> Like everybody says key India may yeah,

9:06 India may this is key No, like in US, till we are working, it was good. Now, once we retired, our kids had become so we don't know. Our same community, same people, we don't get it. We get bored. So, we see we came. And they within 2 3 months, there are I >> This is they says key same vibe, same vibe, same people. They are enjoying. They may be saying key that facilities we were getting in US may not getting here, but still we are enjoying it. So we are we finding it good good everything is on the house in the house. Yeah. Our medical facilities in the house. We have a as I told you kitchen is there.

9:54 Management is very open. So lot of people has come and they find it good. >> There were certain people they just came here we will go back to our native country. But ultimately they tell there are certain people gone back they say now we will come with full baggage and all. We will come back to this. And even in Adwik where I am going now lot of people from US and all has bought the property out there. I think there is the one tower that full from bottom to top. Full all flats are for NRI. >> buying it. >> They find it the same person if you are staying in US you may be having lot of facilities, but that vibe is not there.

10:39 >> Yeah, I mean services what you get in India is going to be much different than what >> There is very small thing I tell you sir people here came here who had a lot of medicine taking lot of medicine they were not well. And it is not exaggeration they say our medicine okay. It's come down to half cuz we are busy in so much activities and all. And there are we for some 80 plus people 75 plus people we have started just be some mind games. So people are enjoying this. >> Okay, that's good to know. let's talk about I think the medical facilities that I think people wants to make sure you know the access. Is there a nearby hospital and who is there on site and how often like the doctor comes or like you know regular checkups or anything like that?

11:26 >> just we have a care home out here. OPD is regular doctor come also in Rewari also. All all all auto All doctor comes. That is OPD. In house, we have our own like nurses and all is there for 24 hours. You If you have a small you have you want to check your BP BP In night you got some problem they knows we have nurses also. Some small hospitals are in Rewari also nearby. Maybe in the vicinity of 6 to 7 km. they initial treatment they do it. Good doctors also. But if something major comes up, then we have to go to Manesar there is a 40 or otherwise Gurugram, which is a hardly 1 and 1/2 1/2 1/2 hour.

12:12 Maybe after some 6 month it will be 1 hour. There are a lot of new roads are coming up. So that is not very far away. >> That is there. >> Another question, I know you said your daughter lives in Australia. So when they visit India, can they live in Ashiana property for some time in with you guys? >> they stay with me. I In fact, my daughter's in-laws are staying just across the road there is a town that is not a senior living. So they find it they are staying there. So for me they are coming they stay with me they stay there. And they they find it very good.

12:52 >> Let's talk a little bit on the cost side. Like I know like on the like a monthly maintenance fee, right? Like you know maintenance fee for you know activities or for food or for laundry. Like some of the services like is there anything like as a range that you can provide so just people can understand that the cost >> Yeah, we have a range of one one bedroom, two bedroom, three maintenance is different for that depend on that all. Villas maintenance is that. In maintenance they take care of everything like we have a plumber, we have a electricity small small things they take care of that. Restaurant we have where you can go and pay pay that there and you can have.

13:37 Cost-wise it's not very good very short. If you are earning of around 1 lakh rupees a month now, you are very comfortable here. Okay. Very comfortable and then one more thing which you are asked me transport is a okay out here. Like we have a two three provider that are there but very good transporter. You ask them they will even in the night you ask them send a taxi they will send. So, transportation is also no problem. So, like airport is 1 and 1/2 hour it's all 70 km from here. So, everything is nearby. >> So, based on your experience, around 1 lakh per month allows a very comfortable lifestyle.

14:29 I know you mentioned about you know, meeting lot of people, friends and all that stuff. what is like maybe the your active hobby that you like started doing after moving to Ashiana? Hobby like Yeah, the activities >> I I used to dance a lot. Do dance a lot in my functions and all. I had a My wife she always wanted to me too always doing the dance so for me changing it to regular basis was not very difficult. My wife and we were in Delhi she wanted to dance but didn't never get the chance because going in the morning, coming back in the you are so busy you are don't get the chance to learn it. But once she came here, within 2 years she is now a star out here. I tell you very frankly. So, other hobbies also like I do a lot of walking.

15:25 >> is there anything that we haven't covered or any advice that you would give for people who are planning to retire and you know, for them to think about active senior community or Ashiana? Like you know, anything that you would advise them what to look for, what to watch out or what to consider even like that. >> So, my advice is see if you even get retired, don't think this is a retirement. This is this is the new we say is key zindagi to this started again. Life has started at that again. this is like you come here, enjoy your Because now see your kids has got their own and you cannot hold them key here.

16:16 Where are you going? How will we stay? But you now have you come you come here, you stay like that. Your kids will be very happy. And I tell you very like what happened the other day, there was a family who whose [music] son has came here. He told me uncle here before that though you people call us so we never we say is key we are busy. Now we we get a call, my dad says key here I will be back in a bit I'm busy. this type of I always advise I you go to some active senior. I don't say key go to Nirmaaya only or Ashiana only, but in fact Ashiana is number one. There is no doubt this type of facilities they give and they have a quite a big active senior home. Now they are coming up with lot of places also.

17:03 Find out something where you are independent, enjoy your life. Don't think key here what to do. But this is this is my advice. >> No, very sound advice. Yeah, thank you very much Mr. Amar for taking the time sharing your experiences, sharing your background and advice. Really, really appreciate it. Yeah, thanks a lot.