Ajmer Bungalow,Ajmer

Ajmer Bungalow, home to the lovely Mrs Rajika Shukla and Mr Naveen Capoor. Its a typical British Bungalow, built in early 1908. Its a  beautiful home with shaded verandahs, lots of garden spaces, umpteen number of books arranged in corners, attention to each furniture and art item bought carefully and the love and care by the couple. The Bungalow itself has been carefully and lovingly maintained by the Capoors and their joy in the place is obvious.

 

 

We actually wanted to stay for a day before heading south. But on reaching it turned out to be a three day stop there. Naveen  a walking guide on Ajmer, made sure that that the trip was complete in all aspects.

 

 

I felt it was actually a home what I wished for..books and the wooden feel of the furnitures and numerous memorabilia and its memories all made up that warm and loving home of theirs...Each shot was a frame and pardon me, I found it difficult to choose which is the best and ended up uploading a lot of images this time...

shaded verandahs

lot of furniture arranged in a semicircular pattern

lot of small statues everywhere in the garden

hmmm i have the same chair

stands in the corner shyly

an old table where Mr Capoor does his reading in the verandah, loved the fresh rose here

made of wood...a face,loved the decoration part...flowers

loved the simple daybed here, a very casual way of approach to life seen 

very old chairs of their grandmas..still being used in the dining room..asked us to be seated carefully

a hot tea sits near the dining table

two very old french windows placed in the dining room...

the view as you sit down to eat your breakfast

sundappled dining room and the patterns

a garden beyond the house

lovely interiors

all chairs had the right kind of shawls and cushions

mantel of the living room

the lovely day bed in the living room

jamini roy painting 

prints and books lie everywhere

jaipur nama

small knickknacks added to the beauty

an old small carved round table

an old photograph of aunts mother

fresh flowers floating

All images:Lakshmi Arvind

Surajit Bomti Iyengar's artful abode,Calcutta

This residence was on mind when I first read about this residence in Elle Decor.As always the  City of Joy..Calcutta is on mind ...i always read about Calcutta and places in and out of Calcutta and various walks organised by the city ..And then i read about a walk which gives us breakfast at the Iyengars place.And then i just couldn't resist posting about the wonderful home.An artful abode where they feature the prized and the precious possessions of theirs..The images are taken by the great master of Interior Photography "Sir Henry Wilson".these are images from Elle Decor..Read more about here

In the Calcutta apartment of the Iyengar family, a bedroom includes an array of ceramic and bone-china plates, a vintage clock, and Art Deco seating

A drawing by Shahjajan hangs above a cabinet in the dining area.

Surajit Iyengar’s bedroom holds an antique Bengal four-poster.

An antique desk and bureau in Surajit’s bedroom.

Colonial furniture and paintings by young Bengal artists in the dining area.

All images courtesy: Elle Decor

Indian Architecture and Art-Ajmer Town

Indian Architecture always amazed me and something that deeply interested me from childhood.Visit to cities and towns always gave us an opportunity to study the  brilliant architecture of the buildings and the history of the town.Parts of Rajasthan are best visited in winter,so we visited Ajmer and Pushkar.

Ajmer city situated in a valley and ridge region and has an incomparable beauty.A walk through the town shows us the old world charm and beautiful buildings which is soon losing its beauty.I could see the absence of proper maintenance in these buildings..I gazed up and looked up at the buildings,walked through the town.

The old  buildings of Ajmer had lots to say..the beautiful grills,the gorgeous windows and doors,some old chettinad type of tiles,stuck on to the partition region between two floors of a building.In the town we saw a group of houses inside a big gate,a neighbourhood type of houses and a space inside them for prayers ,something that resembles pols,the paintings on the gates ...alas,only if they could have retained the glory..the town famous for its silver..show you all my silver in the next post.

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