Second home is where the heart is in times of stress, WFH and Covid-19

The uber rich and corporate exec are buying holiday homes by the hillside, seaside, or retreats closer to their city houses, where they can live and work peacefully amid less noise and pollution

N. Santhanam has a pretty stressful job as CEO of Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. So stressful in fact, that he wasn't quite willing to spend his cherished weekends in maximum city and was exploring pristine properties in areas not too far from Mumbai, where he could unwind and spend quality time with his family. That's when he came across a villa at Kalpataru Amoda Reserve in Lonavala, which he eventually bought. He says, “I was clear I didn’t want to travel 5-6 hours and was keen only on a gated community as it takes care of maintenance, housekeeping and security.