SID Research Cell

Authors This book is the first comprehensive study of the practice

of interior design in India. This volume focussing on
Ahmedabad is part of a series which, in stages, will look
Muktirajsinhji Chauhan, born 1949, studied at the School of
Architecture, Ahmedabad followed by a post-graduate course
in housing at the School of Architecture, McGill University,
A History of Interior Design in India at the emergence and maturing of the profession in the
country from the earliest records available till date.

Montreal. After working at the CEPT Consultancy Cell, he The study takes a very deliberate position on the nature
joined Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research and scope of the profession by rigorously structuring the
in Environmental Design, Ahmedabad in 1978 and School
of Architecture, Ahmedabad as Assistant Professor in 1986.
Volume 1: Ahmedabad treatment of the representative projects. It is hoped that in
doing so, it will differentiate the profession from decorators
Besides research and teaching , he has also been a consultant and architects who have dominated the field for historic

A History of Interior Design in India

on a range of projects from architectural design to large area reason.
planning.
The authors also hope that such an approach will be most
Kamalika Bose, born 1980, graduated from the School of useful for the relatively nascent educational scenario in the
Interior Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad in 2005. Since field. Only a well grounded education in the early stages can
then she has been associated with the SID Research Cell while help a profession to define and consolidate itself.
also undertaking independent research and documentation
Muktirajsinhji Chauhan

Volume 1: Ahmedabad
projects. Her area of interest lies in understanding context Volume I focussing on Ahmedabad looks at the practice of
specific design developments and interventions. Besides Kamalika Bose the profession from AD 1411 when the city was founded
research, she has been working as an interior architect in till date. This period of almost 600 years encompasses its
Kolkata, with a distinct focus on historic preservation and medieval past ruled by Muslim and Marathas, the colonial
adaptive reuse. period when the city was under the British and the post-
independence Republican period.

Kamalika Bose
Muktirajsinhji Chauhan
SID Research Cell
School of Interior Design
CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India