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The Casa da Índia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkazɐ ðɐ ˈĩdiɐ]; English: India House or House of India) was a Portuguese state-run commercial organization during the Age of Discovery. It regulated international trade and the Portuguese Empire 's territories, colonies, and factories (trading posts) across Asia and Africa.
Hyderabad House was built for Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad. It is situated next to the Baroda House, the erstwhile royal residence of the Maharaja of Baroda and currently the zonal headquarters office of Northern Railways. [6] After Indian independence in 1947, the palace was occasionally used by the Nizam. [7]
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [20] is a country in South Asia.It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 onwards; [21] [22] and since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
India House closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020. [34] SomeraRoad bought the building in March 2022 and began converting the upper stories into offices. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] Design firms Husband Wife and S9 Architecture conducted a renovation of 1 Hanover Square, which was completed in September 2023.
He also started Planetasia.com, ITspace.com, [13] Media2India.com, and Indya.com which were sold to take advantage of the dotcom bubble. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Kar has been recognized with the Indian Express ‘India Young Business Achiever Award’ [ 17 ] and was selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’. [ 18 ]
The High Commission of India in London, England, is the diplomatic mission of India in the United Kingdom. [1] It is located in India House on Aldwych, between Bush House, what was Marconi House (now Citibank) and Australia House. [2] It faces both the London School of Economics and Political Science and King's College London. [3]
India House is a large Victorian Mansion at 65 Cromwell Avenue, Highgate, North London.It was inaugurated on 1 July 1905 by Henry Hyndman in a ceremony attended by, among others, Dadabhai Naoroji, Charlotte Despard and Bhikaji Cama [14] When opened as a student-hostel in 1905, it provided accommodation for up to thirty students. [15]
Fabindia is an Indian chain store retailing garments, home-decor, furnishings, fabrics and products handmade by craftspeople across rural India. Established in 1960 by John Bissell, an American working for the Ford Foundation, New Delhi, Fabindia started out exporting home furnishings, before stepping into domestic retail in 1976, when it opened its first retail store in Greater Kailash, New ...