Inside Model Avanti Nagrath’s family bungalow in New Delhi
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Model Avanti Nagrath’s family bungalow, a fine example of Anglo-Indian colonial architecture built in 1932, is steeped in stories and memories of five generations.
Set on an 11,000-square-foot plot, the bungalow blends neoclassical principles with Indian design interventions—symmetrical massing, classical proportions, thick masonry, grand arches, and jalis for ventilation. There is a restrained, almost imperial austerity to it.
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AI GeneratedAvanti Nagarath gives a personal tour of her ancestral family home in New Delhi, built in 1932. She highlights the house's architectural heritage, cherished family heirlooms, and the emotional connection she shares with the spaces where five generations of her family have lived and gathered.
Hi, this is Avanti Nagarath. Welcome to my family home in New Delhi.
The courtyard is my favourite place in this entire house.
This is where I learned how to ride a cycle, I learned how to skate.
My brother and I have played all sorts of games here, be it cricket, football, pithu.
And when I got the opportunity for Versace, I remembered the moments
I used to actually walk down this courtyard learning how to ace my walk.
It's super, super special to me. So yeah, welcome to the courtyard.
So going up in this house, my brother and I would love to play hide and seek on these steps.
My mom is a huge fan of Victorian style mirrors.
When we walk down from our rooms, you see a mirror on each side
and then you like see yourself before you leave the house.
And talking about the railing, it's Burma teak.
And this is Kota stone, the steps, and this is ceramic tiles.
All of this has been in the house since it was built, which was in 1932.
I'm the fifth generation and I'm admiring all of this over here.
We're now in the dining room. What's special about this room is this table.
It is marble, which was brought into this house when it was built, which is 1932.
And it served five generations food.
So it's very special to us because we all come together on this table to eat our meals.
This room has a lot of stuff from back then.
There are a lot of brass pieces over here.
There's also a fireplace, which we love sitting around in the winter.
This is all Burma teak again.
So every light in the house, all the chandeliers and all are all Baroque.
Every room basically has a ceiling breaker and awning windows in almost every room again.
This is something super special for the house because it's actually a pan box
and it's got the name engraved on it.
So Ralia Ram is written on it, engraved.
And it's a super cute little box for keeping some flippari, some paan.
And it's got various boxes.
So now we're in the living room, a room again, super special to us.
This is where we bring all our friends and my dada used to love to host his friends here.
In fact, I've had some really fun moments here with my friends.
There's a particular lamp in this room actually, which had a pair, which broke
because my friends started to play hide and seek in the dark.
And this was, I think about six years ago, we're still kids.
And I remember crying in front of my mom saying I'm so sorry because there was a pair
and now she cannot find a second pair for it.
These are very old frames of my ancestors.
They've never been changed.
You can see they're rustic and beautiful the way they are and they have been.
So the bar, this is where everyone gathers.
My dada got this made, I think about 40, 45 years ago.
So it's really old.
It's got a lot of memories.
In fact, I had one of my first few photos taken with my dada, dadi and everyone around the bar
because we were all standing around over here.
And it also has some fun things.
My mom loves to collect bottle openers from all her travels.
So there's a bunch of bottle openers lying here from everywhere around the world.
And yeah, this is a nice space in the house.