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(July 29)\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eA growing trend for baby boomers looking for a place to retire to is locate a residential facility where their cultural background fits in with the community.ShantiNiketan (pronounced shan-tee-nee-KAY-tan) is a place Indian baby boomers...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eA growing trend for baby boomers looking for a place to retire to is locate a residential facility where their cultural background fits in with the community.\u003cbr/\u003eShantiNiketan (pronounced shan-tee-nee-KAY-tan) is a place Indian baby boomers can spend their retirement years.\u003cbr/\u003eThe facility is a place that had the culture and camaraderie of life in India but also the comforts and conveniences they had grown accustomed to living in the U.S.\u003cbr/\u003eShantiNiketan, about 35 miles northwest of Orlando, is the first retirement community in the United States catering to people born in India. \u003cbr/\u003eShantiNiketan, which translates as \"house of peace,\" is one of a number of growing niche retirement communities aimed at people of specific ethnic backgrounds, hobbies or college allegiances.\u003cbr/\u003eNiche retirement communities are growing particularly popular as the 76 million baby boomers _ a generation accustomed to molding traditional institutions in their image _ are reaching retirement age. \u003cbr/\u003eThe timing is right for ShantiNiketan, said Jeffrey \"Iggy\" Ignatius, the son of the president of the company that built the community, since the first wave of Indian immigrants who came to the United States in large numbers in the 1960s and 1970s are now reaching retirement age.\u003cbr/\u003eSome residents choose to live at ShantiNiketan for the comfort of being with people who are familiar with their foods, languages and religious tradition. \u003cbr/\u003eOthers seek a Hindu-oriented spiritual life that wouldn't likely be available to them in a traditional U.S. retirement community. \u003cbr/\u003eThe first phase of 54 one-story condos, with Spanish tiled roofs and stucco walls, is almost sold out, and a second phase of almost 120 units is under construction. \u003cbr/\u003eAn assisted living facility also will be built, and a similar community is being planned in New Jersey, which has the largest concentration of Indians in the United States.\u003cbr/\u003eFor Manu Nayak, the appeal of ShantiNiketan was a welcoming environment where other residents would feel more like family than just neighbors. \u003cbr/\u003eTwo-bedroom condos typically sell for $200,000.\u003cbr/\u003eA clubhouse in the center of the condos holds a dining room, kitchen, a worship room with an enormous shrine holding icons of Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesh and an exercise room. \u003cbr/\u003eThe dining room serves vegetarian meals, and on weekends it is used for karaoke. In their homes, residents get 20 Indian channels on their cable system, and outside their condos is a community garden filled with marigolds and tomatoes. \u003cbr/\u003eHindu holidays are celebrated with parades and prayer services. Most of the residents are Hindus, although there are also Muslims and Christians.\u003cbr/\u003eRam and Geeta Chandran were quite assimilated to American life, living in Newport News, Va. for decades. \u003cbr/\u003eRam Chandran was a manager for a Swiss-owned manufacturer, and Geeta Chandran was a teaching physician. Most of their friends were either U.S.-born or Swiss.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen they retired three years ago, they initially put a deposit down in a traditional U.S. retirement community in Newport News. \u003cbr/\u003eBut they heard about ShantiNiketan from a friend, and they chose to live there as one of the first residents because of the opportunity to live with others from a similar background.\u003cbr/\u003eComing to ShantiNiketan involves major downsizing since many residents are moving from large multi-bedroom homes to two-bedroom condos. \u003cbr/\u003eBut Ignatius said residents are at a time in their lives when they want to concentrate on spiritual matters.\u003cbr/\u003eTavares, Florida - July 11, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Tight of retiree Manu Nayak looking out\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of Nayak\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: Many Nayak/Retiree\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's like an extended family. Everybody knows everybody here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. NATSOT: Geeta Chandran/Retiree\u003cbr/\u003e\"I've always wanted to have a wild flower garden. Other flowers came along with this�the purples, the reds�they didn't seem to come back. It's only this that came back. So, I said what the heck. It's better than the weeds that we have there. It's pretty. It's colorful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of Geeta Chandran looking at flowers\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: Chandran\u003cbr/\u003e\"Everyone has come here from India and we have common things to talk about. And I think we understand each other a lot better.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of prayer/alter inside  home with zoom into goddess ornament\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: Ranu Patel/Retiree\u003cbr/\u003e\"Very good. I quote myself�I haven't seen heaven but this is like heaven.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Tight of god ornament\u003cbr/\u003e10. NAT/Wide of prayer chapel\u003cbr/\u003e11. Medium of group prayer\u003cbr/\u003e12. Medium of man praying\u003cbr/\u003e13. Tight of prayer lyrics with pan out to group\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: Jeff Ignatius/Son of community's founder\u003cbr/\u003e\"Right now as the word of mouth�the popularity of the ShantiNeketan more and more people hear about it the demand also increases. And people won't stop with phase II. They want us to create more, so we'll be looking into the future to create more, bigger projects.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. tight of retiree eating in communal kitchen\u003cbr/\u003e16. tight of vegetarian food served at center \u003cbr/\u003e17. wide of retirees eating\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: Arun Sharma/UM Professor of Marketing\u003cbr/\u003e\"It requires a special type of person to get out from their homes and come and live here in a community. And the sheer numbers will remain small, however yes, retirement homes will grow. And just how retirement homes will grow, so will all the ethnic groups will grow.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. 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