India

In the quiet lanes of Azimganj, a once-crumbling 18th-century mansion tells the story of Bengal’s forgotten trading empire. Built by the Dudhoria family, wealthy Sheherwali merchants who arrived from Rajasthan when Murshidabad rivalled global economic powers, Bari Kothi stood empty for over

Atmantan sits on a crystal hill in the Sahyadris, forty-two acres of green folded into the hills above Mulshi Lake, close enough to Pune to reach in under two hours, far enough to feel like another world entirely. The name itself is