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Authors 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, Montreal. After working at the CEPT C onsultancy Cell, he joined Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design, Ahmedabad in 1978 and School of Architecture, Ahmedabad as Assistant Professor in 1986. Besides research and teaching , he has also been a consultant on a range of projects from architectural design to large area planning. Kamalika Bose, born 1980, graduated from the School of Interior Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad in 2005. Since then she has been associated with the SID Research Cell while also undertaking independent research and documentation projects. Her area of interest lies in understanding context specific design developments and interventions. Besides research, she has been working as an interior architect in Kolkata, with a distinct focus on historic preservation and adaptive reuse. 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 at the emergence and maturing of the profession in the country from the earliest records available till date. The study takes a very deliberate position on the nature and scope of the profession by rigorously structuring the treatment of the representative projects.It is hoped that in doing so,it will d ifferentiate the profession from decorators and architects who have dominated the field for historic reason. The authors also hope that such an approach will b e most useful for the relatively nascent educational scenario in the field.Only a well grounded education in the early stages can help a profession to define and consolidate itself. Volume I focussing on Ahmedabad looks at the practice of the profession from AD 1411 when the city was founded till date.This period of almost 600 years encompasses its medieval past ruled by Muslim and Marathas,the colonial period when the city was under the British and the post- independence Republican period. SID Research Cell School of Interior Design CEPT University Ahmedaba d,India A History of Interior Design in India A H i s t o r y o f I n t e r i o r D e s i g n i I n d i a Muktirajsinhji Chauhan Kamalika Bose M u k t i r a j s i n h j i C h a u h a n K a m a l k a B o s e SID Research Cell Volume 1: Ahmedabad V o l u m e 1 : A h m e d a b a d

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