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Business News > Mint Authors > Manju Sara Rajan

Manju Sara Rajan

ARTICLES BY MANJU SARA RAJAN

Design is being flattened into banal familiarity. (iStockphoto)

Is Indian interior design becoming a monoculture?

5 min read . 14 Sept 2025

The living room at Number 11, Geoffrey Bawa’s home in Colombo; and (right) the bedroom. (photograph courtesy geoffreybawa.com)

Lessons in design from Geoffrey Bawa's Sri Lankan homes

5 min read . 17 Aug 2025

'Aflame' by WOLF Jaipur. (Suryan/Dang for Beautiful Homes)

How did we become so scared of colour in our own homes?

6 min read . 14 Jul 2025

The refurbished sofa by designer Shivani Dogra. (Courtesy Shivani Dogra)

Why locally inspired design makes for a more meaningful home

5 min read . 14 Jun 2025

Spaces use sound and scent as a way of asserting themselves, particularly on new inhabitants. Photo: Pixabay

How sound and smell define the spaces we inhabit

4 min read . 16 Mar 2025

Design ought to consider the practice of living a little bit more than just the aesthetics of it. Photo: iSTOCKPHOTO

Designing a home that makes space for the humanity of the residents

4 min read . 26 Feb 2025

Designer Pavitra Rajaram's home is a perfectly balanced combination of objects and colours. (Photographs by Shamanth Patil)

Create spaces that reflect your personality

5 min read . 19 Jan 2025

In India we are also undisputably lucky to be able to have things made to measure. Photo: iSTOCKPHOTO

Everything that can go wrong in your dream space

1 min read . 17 Nov 2024

From the Ravi Vazirani Studio booth at India Design, Mumbai

Why handmade is the new luxury

5 min read . 13 Nov 2024

For a home to feel like a shelter, it must incite an emotional response, Last thing you want is to have a space that looks as picture perfect as a Pinterest board. (iStockphoto)

Homes should reflect character and intimacy

5 min read . 16 Sept 2024

Read up on the architect or designer, and if possible, visit older sites and search out real-experience reviews from people who have been clients. (iStock)

Choose the right partner to build your home

5 min read . 11 Aug 2024

Before covid, the office felt like an essential part of the work life of a professional (iStock)

Turn your office into a homely one

5 min read . 13 Jul 2024

There’s more to creating a nurturing space than the sum of its practicalities. (iStockphoto)

Understanding the emotional quotient of a home

6 min read . 08 Jun 2024

The Americano restaurant in Mumbai with dark blue colours offset by gentle light.

Create space for the warmth of shadows

6 min read . 11 May 2024

A space should speak of the culture and place it is born in. (Courtesy Asian Paints)

Over-styled interiors can be boring, try goblin mode

4 min read . 10 Mar 2024

The Serenity Art booth at the India Art Fair. (Courtesy India Art Fair)

Your art collection can tell the story of your life

6 min read . 10 Feb 2024

A painting by Pavan Kavitkar.

Be curious, ask questions, buy art you love

5 min read . 21 Jan 2024

There is an element of performance in most interior design projects in India now (iStockphoto)

Interior design should bring character into homes to represent its people

5 min read . 09 Dec 2023

I can see how my homes and my inclination towards certain types of furniture have been greatly influenced by two childhood Kerala homes. (iStockphoto.)

Children's Special 2023: Nature and nurture hone our taste

6 min read . 13 Nov 2023

The kitchen shelves are filled with different sets of glasses for friends (Manju Sara Rajan)

Designing for friends in the single life

6 min read . 14 Oct 2023