After a police crackdown sent Bengali-speaking workers fleeing, Gurugram residents now want only vetted, local Hindu domestic staff. Rates are up and the power dynamic has flipped.
Production houses and big studios are already fast-tracking projects pitched by pro-Hindutva players. Choking those who choose to remain outside these charmed circles is not a big deal.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
Paying just 3k for cooking? If true, that’s way too low and sounds like exploitation. In Chennai, even a year before, the ‘nominal’ rate for a cook (for cooking one meal and a simple b.fast or dinner) was minimum 9k..most good ones demand more. Our cook, who was taking 10k plus, wanted 15k and stopped coming!
Paying just 3k for cooking? If true, that’s way too low and sounds like exploitation. In Chennai, even a year before, the ‘nominal’ rate for a cook (for cooking one meal and a simple b.fast or dinner) was minimum 9k..most good ones demand more. Our cook, who was taking 10k plus, wanted 15k and stopped coming!