At first glance, it looks like a room filled with chairs. Look closer, and each seat begins to reveal a different chapter of India’s past.

Currently on view in Mumbai, A History of India Through Chairs brings together decades of collecting, research, and restoration by the House of Mahendra Doshi. The exhibition presents everyday furniture as historical evidence. Through carvings, materials, shapes, and wear marks, these chairs trace how India’s social life, craftsmanship, and power structures evolved over time.

The show takes place at the Mahendra Doshi warehouse in Wadala, where visitors walk through clusters of seating from different eras. Around 200 to 250 chairs from the family’s vast collection have been........

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