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“The 15-year-old labrador, Tulu, is resting at my feet as I chat with Renuka and @dannyvsram in their home. Each visit to their home has been as inviting as the previous — the door has, on every occasion, been left open. The three-storey apartment is as homely as it gets: A large dining table sits beside a kitchen with familiar aromas wafting from it, bunches of chargers sit atop ornamental chests, and a few fine strands of dog hair follow you in all rooms. The couple has spent 40-odd years travelling the world together, and the life they’ve built is showcased not simply in the affection they share, but peculiarly in the objects peppered around their home.

Danny worked in the United States in finance, and Renuka in education. The former is renowned for his 1,500-strong carpet collection — largely from the Silk Route, and some from South America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania — a number that was once nearly its double. The central-Bengaluru home is adorned with these masterpieces wherever you lay your eyes. Renuka, on the other hand, had been an educationist and reading specialist, and began collecting children’s books for her classes — a fondness that has now grown into a collection of over 2,000 books. The space reflects a long process of bringing things back, living with them, and allowing them to take on new meaning over time.”

Read @meg.mathew ‘s account of the couple’s home in Treasures of a Shared Life from our latest issue, The Stay, available to purchase via DM.

Photographed by @christopherchullan
Image: One of the oldest Swat valley furniture pieces in their home, from around the 18th Century - an approximately eight feet wide, three feet deep, and four feet high bench. Its backrest reveals imperfect carvings - its younger counterparts follow an identical design language with more cleanliness, owing to the probable use of advanced tools and technology

Renuka against a part of her 2000+ children’s books collection housed in a limitless bookshelf, peppered with family photos

On the table, left-right: A photograph of Renuka’s nephew, likely taken in Chicago; A metal pooja cabinet received as a gift; A photograph of the couple taken in 1991, when Renuk

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Talking to people and learning their stories is one of life’s greatest joys. With @dannyvsram and his family, it’s the easiest thing to do. These are my closing words from ‘Treasures of a Shared Life’ — a story that opens @svasalife’s latest issue, The Stay. The issue finds itself between the tension of movement and familiarity. The story is about their travels around the world, and how it shaped the home they’ve built today. It’s simple, and it’s joyous. If you’d like a copy, please DM 🩷

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Danny Mehra @dannyvsram has a process for preserving his carpet collection, and he calls it the 5 Cs. One of the Cs is Champagne! Swipe till the end to know why.

To read in detail about his collection, head to the link in our bio.

Written by @darshitaagoyal
Photography by @riteshuttamchandani

#BeautifulHomesAP #AsianPaints #RugsCollection #BengaluruHome

[Danny Mehra, Rugs Collection, Vintage Carpets, Tribal Rugs, Nomadic Weaving Tribes, Home Tours]

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The process of inking the etched plate.

#intaglioprint #drypoint #inking #studioart

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Circle of Life: Part 45

Luri got really upset when she found that I drew her brother, Tulu.

Not because she doesn't love her sibling, but c'mon, where the hell was her portrait?!

As a kid, I remember the anticipation of receiving gifts and souvenirs from the visiting relatives and friends. Also, the feeling when your sibling gets something, while being the elder one your job remained to keep calm and move on with the fact that the visitor has either completely forgotten you or considered you too big to be gifted something. Eh?! Anyway.

You know now Luri ain't different either. Hence, this quick sketch to lift her spirits and to get her back to her normal lovely, bubbly, and playful self.

Unlike Tulu--her tough and protective bro--she is carefree, demands attention like a baby, and wants people to get down to the basics--expressing love all the time! 😃

Having said that, nobody knows it better than her to reciprocate what she demands. Her pretty innocent eyes speak for her pure heart, so it's hard not to love such a cutie! ❤️

I heard she went euphoric looking at this one.

P.S. Tulu and Luri are kids (aka pets) of our lovely family friends, @dannyvsram and Renuka aunty. They live far away from where I live. So clearly missing them during pandemic.

#circleoflife #dairahezindagi #artinacircle #quicksketch #petsofinstagram #pets #portrait #portraitsofpets #doggo #dogsketch #doglover #pencilonpaper #graphiteartist #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilartist #instaart #blackandwhite #blackandwhiteportraits #goldenretriever #labrador #love #expression #innocenteyes #covidart #quarantineart #oneartatatime

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Circle of Life: Part 44

Tulu - the charming, loving dude with a 'tough-boy' attitude.

Just like any other handsome chap at a party, he doesn't pay attention to you post a formal 'hello' in the crowd.

But once you are acknowledged, he becomes the love of your life! ❤️

I personally like animals only at the zoo. But I instantly fell for him and his super cute sibling, Luri.

#circleoflife #dairahezindagi #pencilart #petportraits #pencilartwork #pencilartist #sketching #blackandwhite #furdrawing #pencilsketch #graphite #pencilonpaper #graphiteart #doggo #doglovers #dogs #labrador #goldenretriever #doglove #pencildrawing #art #prettydogs #instagramartist #oneartatatime

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SOLACE : Dining Experiences at Saran’s is not just about food, it’s about the art of finding comfort in others.
At Saran’s, we like to have a course of UNO between our stories of food.

Menu : Rugs & Fire

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An evening that reveals a deeply personal world shaped over decades.

Danny Mehra opens his Bangalore home and the inner sanctum of his extraordinary carpet collection to a small circle of ILC members

This walkthrough with Danny and Renuka allows the carpets to unfold as quiet storytellers. Woven across the Caucasus and Central Asia, these pieces were once part of everyday nomadic life - laid out in homes, carried across journeys, used, worn, and lived with. Over time, they’ve travelled continents, but they still hold on to where they began.

Look closely, and the details begin to surface - a motif that once symbolised protection, a pattern that marked a personal milestone, colours drawn from the earth itself. Nothing is accidental. Everything has meaning.

There’s a certain calm in experiencing something like this. You slow down, you observe, and you begin to appreciate how much thought, care, and life can exist within something as simple as a woven surface.

At ILC, there’s a growing intent to create more of these textured, thoughtful encounters - moments that gently shift perspective and open up new ways of seeing. This experience with Danny is one such instance – an invitation into worlds shaped by craft, memory, and time.

April 24 is also a special day for the Mehra family. It marks the birthday of Tulu, and the birth anniversary of Luri.

Visit our website to be a part of ILC: https://tinyurl.com/2bxhtn2d
Reach out to us at: ilc@timesgroup.com
Or give us a call at: +91 9823306414

#ILC #Leadership #Business #Management #CEO #Innovation #India

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Art, dialogue, and a city that showed up in full swing — we’re reeling from the house full events from days 1 and 2 of Bengaluru Art Weekend! We moved between a packed walkthrough of age-old carpets, panel discussion on contemporary art, hands-on learning of all things architecture and ecology, and so much more. We’re only getting started.

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Ever been inside a house with 1,500 carpets?
At Bangalore Art Weekend, @dannyvsram opens the doors to his home — and to a carpet collection that spans centuries and continents. An intimate walkthrough of the prized possessions, tracing the cultures, stories, and chance encounters that shaped a lifetime of collecting.

28th March
4:00 pm onwards
Richmond Town

Available as part of our Season Tickets — book via link in bio!

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Lots of romance in these antique finds. A walk into @dannyvsram 's studio is like a trip into Alibaba's cave. Walls lined with the most beautiful carpets and rugs and piles of the same on the floor. I was transported into a mesmerising world. The added joys are the stories he attaches to them. I recently acquired this gorgeous felt horseback cover from towards the end of the Ottoman period dated to the turn of the 19th century from him. Its dyed red , likely madder root based. It retains it's natural patina from tribal use. The embellishments were added along its life. These were done mark special celebrations like the birth of a child or a wedding. It may have also been a prayer mat. Early Anatolian felt horseback covers, rooted in the nomadic traditions of Central Asia, were essential, durable, and multifunctional textiles used by Turkic tribes. These items, often made from thick, felted lamb’s wool, served as saddle blankets to protect the horse's back from the chafing of wooden saddles, as well as protective covers to shield the horse and its equipment from cold and moisture. Felt was the oldest textile known to man made by pressing wool Felt making continues in Anatolian provinces like Afyon, Konya, and Kars, with the traditional "kepenek" still being utilized for both shepherds and their horses in Eastern Anatolia.Due to their functional, high-wear nature and organic material, few extremely old felt horse covers have survived from the early Anatolian period.
On another note as I sit in front of it, a thousand stories go on in my head. Touching it gives me goosebumps on who would have sat on it The dents and the welts tell a tale. A handsome lighteyed Turk with piercing eyes, a sword in his hand a leather saddle bag on the side, racing on a handsome steed, its mane flying in the wind.....I could go on and on. Collecting timeless classics is an absolute high! And also, did someone say that a pop of red wakes up a room and this is the year of the 'Horse'. Swipe pls.

Vintage rugs, timeless pieces, old rugs, collected home, classic finds,

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Imperial Treasures presents a distinguished group of carpets drawn from the collection of @dannyvsram (Danny Mehra), formed over decades with a discerning understanding of scale, proportion, and historic weaving traditions. In their threads live journeys - of hands, of homes, of time itself - each piece balancing architectural clarity with material strength and disciplined design.

The selection spans commanding Bakhtiari medallion fields, classic Heriz compositions, and rare Khorasan tribal weavings - examples of regional mastery shaped across generations.

Such collections are never conclusions. Woven with a sense of permanence and lineage, they mark the quiet beginning of another chapter - works not simply possessed, but passed on.

Bidding opens 25th February, 2026.
Explore the full catalogue via the link in bio.

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