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Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
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Step inside Juhi Chawla husband Jai Mehta's timeless and whimsical ancestral home in Gujarat's Porbandar built in 1920s
Actor Juhi Chawla and her businessman husband Jai Mehta's home in Porbandar can be described as 'frozen in time' due to the preservation of belongings and interiors from the 1920s. It is a stunning blend of art deco and traditional architecture and has been beautifully restored. An Architectural Digest India article published on May 27 gave a glimpse inside Jay's ancestral home in Porbandar, Gujarat. Also read | Step inside Audrey Hepburn's Swiss villa that looks plucked out of a fairytale The portal shared inside pictures of the mesmerising home, which still included items like antique furniture and personal effects from the past. It won't be wrong to say that this extravagant Indian home embraces timelessness, stillness, story, and Indian craft. Built in the 1920s by Jay Mehta's grandfather, the late Nanji Kalidas Mehta, the double-storey home is made of limestone and boasts Italian marble floors, Japanese tiles, frosted art deco glass chandeliers from Europe and furniture from Africa. The home is wrapped around a roughly triangular courtyard. A post shared by Deepthi Sasidharan (@lampglow) Customised art deco furniture is found in nearly all rooms – from a book case with numbered books from Nanji Kalidas Mehta's study on the ground floor to a beautiful carved bed imported from East Africa featuring a ceiling-suspended wooden frame, used for mosquito nets at bedtime. There are six large bedroom suites in the home — each suite consisting of reception chambers, sleeping rooms, worship spaces along with spacious storage rooms. Almost a century later, some of the rooms are still kept as functional guest rooms for when family members visit. There is also an octagonal lobby that served as the waiting room for the people who would come to meet Nanji Kalidas Mehta with pictures of his felicitations and life moments dotting the walls.
Hindustan Times
24-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Step inside Jaipur's City Palace as Padmanabh Singh gives a rare glimpse into its grand, unseen parts. Pics
The City Palace in Jaipur has captivated innumerable tourists from around the globe who visit the city to witness its grandeur and beauty. But have you ever wondered what the unseen parts of the palace, that are cordoned off to be viewed by the tourists, look like? Well, you may now have a glimpse inside the never-before-seen parts of the palace. Also Read | Step inside Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal's diamond-themed, sea-facing dream home 'Gulita' worth ₹818 crore. See pics In an interview from last year with Architectural Digest (AD), the 25-year-old head of the Jaipur royal family, Padmanabh Singh, showed the grand palace's veiled-away quarters, while talking about his ambition to restore them. The royal told AD that these parts of the palace are his 'favourite place in the entire world' and where he finds freedom of thought. Let's take a look: A post shared by Architectural Digest India (@archdigestindia) In an Instagram post, AD shared unseen pictures from the City Palace. A photo shows Padmanabh Singh, also known as Pacho, sitting in a vine-curtained baradari overlooking the stretching lawns. Another click gives a glimpse of blue-green arched chambers adorned with rose-pink stencilled motifs that still retain their hues. Per Ad, they were built using the Shilpa Shastra of Indian architecture, as well as the Vastu Shastra. A few other pictures give a glimpse of never-before-seen arched hallways in the palace featuring urn motifs and relief plasterwork. Other photos also feature stunning doorways, courtyards and hallways adorned with stunning artwork. The post also had pictures of a baoli or stepwell with its distinctive blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture. The royal told AD, 'What people may not realise is that palaces like these were built to sustain a community, they gave work to hundreds of thousands of artisans and labourers. These chambers, once so alive, are evidence of our family's loyal patronage and connection to the arts, many of which are dying.'
