An air of mystery shrouds the home of Gulu and Semiramis Lalvani. Ebony doors, shadowy corners and subtle colours throughout leave you in bewilderment. But there is little doubt about the aura of grandeur that encompasses this sumptuous apartment situated in Belgravia.

The main living-room is a study in design. The Ashwood walls complement the green carpet. Goldish-cream Italian upholstered sofas lend richness. An exquisite glass table with lamps at its four corners was picked up from Harrods. Indian artefacts grace the window.

“I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage,” says LORD NAVNIT DHOLAKIA through the Indian home he has recreated in London.

Kitchen king MANU RAMJI transforms a shabby apartment in London into a splendid, elegant home. You just have to admire the Indian immigrants who chose to make Britain their home after they were driven out of Idi Amin’s Uganda.

If Britain has developed a sweet tooth for Indian mithai — blame it on dapper G.K. Noon, managing director of Bombay Halwa, who lives alone in an unpresumptuous but chic apartment near Regent’s Park in Central London.

Kensington Palace Gardens. Ancient and very rich in history, it is the ultimate exclusive address in London. Situated just a stone’s throw away from the Royal Kensington Palace (where Diana, Princess of Wales resides)

Renowned lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla lives in a modest apartment in London’s fashionable Pont Street. An eminent member of London’s legal fraternity and the Baltic Exchange, Sarosh Zaiwalla’s firm (Zaiwalla and Co.) specialises in shipping and mercantile law

India’s most extravagant contribution to London’s rich architectural legacy is the Swaminarayan Temple. Neasden, a little-known suburb in the north-west of London,

When he is not getting tanned in sunny L.A., shooting television serials for NBC, or hobnobbing with the crème de la crème of Hollywood, Lucknow-born Waris Hussain takes refuge in a capacious mews near Fulham in the heart of London.