10 Introduction 16Future Present 18Relief from Lucknow south Delhi 24-Chic cool in town Gurgaon, south Delhi 30The art of contemplation Gurgaon, south Delhi 36Barorimt idyll in Dehra Dun, Nort 42Air and light in the city South India 48A Rajput mansion restored Jaipur, Rajasthan 54Tropical finesse Alibagh, Maharashtra 60Art and seduction in a farmhouse Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 70A meditation on scale New Delhi 76Sophistication out of town Chattarpur, south Delhi 82Echoed Deco Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 90Eclecticism and panache New Delhi 96Paradise regained Samode, Rajasthan 102Import Export 104An American in Delhi 110Funk and French irreverence Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu 116Bazaar colour New Delhi 122Breeze from the Arabian Sea Mumbai 126India + Portugal + Britain Nagoa, Goa 134A vanishing act Bangalore, Karnataka 140In the pink New Delhi 146Toile and twirl New Delhi 150Expect the unexpected Rajokri, New Delhi 158Land of plenty and tigers too Rudrapur, North India 164Swiss precision, Portuguese shell Porvorim, Goa 172Gallic repose in a haveii Amber, Rajasthan 180In-between in Sultanpur New Delhi 186Belgium meets Portugal Bardez, Goa 192 Acknowledgmns