House of Kotwara@ Muzaffar Ali !

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="kno-rdesc" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rajah Muzaffar Ali is an Indian filmmaker, a fashion designer, a poet, an artist, a music-lover, a revivalist, and a social worker. He belongs to a royal Muslim Rajput family of Kotwara. Umrao Jaan,Anjuman,Zooni,Jaanisaar,Aagaman are all his movies.He is also a National Film Awardee too.The filmaker has also been presented with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.0444450378418px;">Sita Wadhwani of Vogue says in her article </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The "House of Kotwara" is an interesting study in craft, education, culture and humanism promoted by art in all its forms including music and film, and couture is just one of them."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">House of Kotwara has interested me in many levels.. There are an amazing list of things that set the mood in this historical Haveli. Old reading glasses,Urdu typewriter,collection of historical plates. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The formal living area with ornate ceiling, arched doorways, old shaama dans and antiques, mirrors and portraits, nostalgic reminders of a beautiful historical time. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The stunning dining room retains its old world ambience given a contemporary touch with its rust coloured walls</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">.</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;"></span><br /><ol data-ved="0CHIQ_xc" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vogue says</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, DejaVu Sans, sans-serif;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"The evolution of Meera and Muzaffar Ali's couture label House of Kotwara is also the story of the region of Awadh (an area in the centre of modern-day Uttar Pradesh) and the preservation of its people and its designs, while spanning a continuity of traditions in craft techniques from other regions with royal legacies, such as Kashmir, Hyderabad, Kerala and Bengal.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This season, the Alis offer a collection of classic and conservative bridal wear embellished with pearls, zardozi, gota and chikan embroidery, creating an intriguing collage of textures on Kotwara's signature ankle-length striped palazzo pants, lehengas, shararas, saris and choghas.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There's an ethereal quality to Meera's work as both a designer and architect, which meets the artistic flair of her husband and long-time collaborator, acclaimed filmmaker, poet, artist and present Raja of Kotwara Muzaffar Ali. I love the understated style in their home,which is so like me at our home.Spacious coridors covered with locally made dhurries, a palana in one bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This home is a testimony to their creative approach to restoration. While one wouldn't want to shift the layers of  a thousand years of history, their renovations, their controlled use of contemporary  colours and remodelling of artefacts for alternate usage, have made this home a bench mark of stylish yet sensitive restoration.ensuring that future generations will not forget the elegance and values of this era.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3MXR1Xw94iixTZIIzoJ8mejXZouzTzBsN18sRDkBeTHDIiwJaORx8FmSd0BPXGKWw08rgAR0Wvn7FVFenfzvlmSzSw2h5aN3z_277NAMKfb00UEKhzhnF87tU4Wmxp_1aAwpNW-XB_I/s1600/1-memories-are-made-of-th23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3MXR1Xw94iixTZIIzoJ8mejXZouzTzBsN18sRDkBeTHDIiwJaORx8FmSd0BPXGKWw08rgAR0Wvn7FVFenfzvlmSzSw2h5aN3z_277NAMKfb00UEKhzhnF87tU4Wmxp_1aAwpNW-XB_I/s1600/1-memories-are-made-of-th23.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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House of Kotwara@ Muzaffar Ali !

Rajah Muzaffar Ali is an Indian filmmaker, a fashion designer, a poet, an artist, a music-lover, a revivalist, and a social worker. He belon...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted to buy except the flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marigolds as usual took the centre stage.It was  sheer beauty and happiness to see the golden orange marigolds shining in all corners on the day of Deepavali.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kantha bedspreads became table spreads and dull oranges went well with the carnations.Dull golds made another excellent combination on the table and the napkins were small rectangular cloths with golden border.The cheer of the Yellows of the gerberas and the fragrance from the incense holder on the day of dhanteras is still in spirits..Hope all of you enjoyed this year and as the saying goes,the wait for the next year starts!</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">colourful cushions formed the backdrop</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">a view</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ME4APGxb5Rqmkt1VeMSoRC3mr4pDmcN5HdlZZ3u_PKMEEj4PbNOI1pGDOi8NkiA4KcUhBLbx4nX9yrSH4V6vTmU9hdjWnuIRHNOHgtUEd_870C2yyrIW4t00oxRJhyNpShlMfmKeJzE/s1600/IMG_5685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">as it was dusk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">paisley prints and carnations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">dull oranges</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: small;">dhanters in gold shimmer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" width="510" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The best that happened this year was an opportunity to feature a diwali article with images from my home in the "Good Homes Magazine"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Images and Ideas :Lakshmi Arvind.Please dont take images without permission!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>

Wisdom,light and love !

  Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted...

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Simple Outdoor Spaces,Ajmer Bungalow,Ajmer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFlOwVjc2DH8jtAIE8-MJvGUP7cfqhEjfJ2YD462PKKtST28RzQY9QVX9c7iPyCTbx3I3Gqm3sNhcx8YGIV_Ej4UvduvTopmP00ljaTogxCq5kfIv3VIePVmw9M7hZEda2aRdgKBiG08/s1600/IMG_0663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFlOwVjc2DH8jtAIE8-MJvGUP7cfqhEjfJ2YD462PKKtST28RzQY9QVX9c7iPyCTbx3I3Gqm3sNhcx8YGIV_Ej4UvduvTopmP00ljaTogxCq5kfIv3VIePVmw9M7hZEda2aRdgKBiG08/s640/IMG_0663.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some simple outdoor spaces at Ajmer Bungalow where we sat and enjoyed the winters..</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Simple Outdoor Spaces,Ajmer Bungalow,Ajmer

Some simple outdoor spaces at Ajmer Bungalow where we sat and enjoyed the winters.. All Images:Lakshmi Arvind Please do not copy nor Steal i...

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Surajit Bomti Iyengar's artful abode,Calcutta

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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 <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/an-antique-address/1/137871.html" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A drawing by Shahjajan hangs above a cabinet in the dining area.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Surajit Iyengar’s bedroom holds an antique Bengal four-poster.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An antique desk and bureau in Surajit’s bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Colonial furniture and paintings by young Bengal artists in the dining area.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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 ...

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