As my inspiration is flowers,I decided to meet Mrs Indira Chowdhury, who earlier this year had worked on a project in Lalbagh. She helped archive and compile all the old botanical illustrations and photography for Lalbagh.
My meeting with Indira helped me narrow down my vast
inspiration of flowers in Bangalore.It also gave me insight to the history
of the Lalbagh gardens.Lal Bagh was initially built as a private garden for
Mysore ruler Hyder Ali in 1970.This garden was then further developed by his
son Tipu Sultan and subsequently the British. During the British rule,
alot of exotic flowers were brought , cultured and grown here
in these gardens. Now its a home for a variety of exotic and
tropical plants and trees, renowned centre for scientific study of plants and
botanical artwork and also conservation of plants.
The botanical illustrations had a very
Mysore/Tanjor painting style(the leaves are outlined with black) and
were mostly done by an artist K Cheluviah Raju.
She advised me to read The Deccan Travisis
,Bangalore Walks and Blossoms of Bangalore.
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