Mansions of the Rich

The punchline of a popular ad campaign for a paint company says Har ghar kuchh kehta hai [Every home says something].That is what we, too, found when Forbes India asked some of India's richest people to allow us a peek into their homes and, thus, their lives
Published: Nov 11, 2011
Mansions of the Rich

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  • Mansions of the Rich
  • Mansions of the Rich
  • Mansions of the Rich
  • Mansions of the Rich
  • Mansions of the Rich
  • Mansions of the Rich
Murugappa Mansion
Though most of the Murugappa family has shifted to Chennai, it continues to treasure its ancestral home in Pallathur, Tamil Nadu. The over 80-year-old house is one of the few surviving examples of Chettinad architecture — a blend of colonial style and local craftsmanship — and extensive use of Burma teak and European tiles