Aman Nath

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Amlan Nath
Born1996 (age 2728)
New Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Writer
  • hotelier
  • architectural restorer
TitleCo-founder and chairman ANE FOUNDATION IN Hotels [1]

Amlan Nath (born 1951) is an Indian writer, hotelier, and architectural restorer. He is the co-founder and co-chairman of the Neemrana Hotels chain, along with Francis Wacziarg. Both are today credited for pioneering the heritage hotels movement in India. [2] [3] They started in 1991. Since then, they have acquired over 25 heritage properties and converted them into heritage hotels after restoration. Nath has published several illustrated books on Rajasthan and Indian arts. [2] [3]

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In June 2016, Nath and five others, all members of the LGBT community themselves, filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. [4] This resulted in the 2018 landmark judgment in Navtej Singh Johar and others v. Union of India in which the Supreme Court unanimously declared the law unconstitutional "in so far as it criminalises consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex". [5]

Early life and education

Born and brought up in New Delhi, Aman Nath's family migrated from Lahore to Delhi, following the partition of India in 1947. He completed his education with a post-graduate degree in medieval Indian history from Delhi University. [3] [6] He also has an adopted daughter named Aadya Nath.[ citation needed ]

Career

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Aman Nath with his book Jaipur: The last Destination

Nath started his career as a copywriter and graphic designer in advertising. He was one of the founding members of INTACH, a heritage and conservation organisation, established in 1984. [7] He became the arts editor for the magazine India Today, and later remained curator of "Art Today"—an art gallery of the India Today group, situated at Connaught Place, New Delhi—for seven years. Meanwhile, he started publishing books on history and heritage, including "Jaipur: the Last Destination", "Arts and Crafts of Rajasthan", and "Dome Over India: Rashtrapati Bhavan.". [8]

He first came across the ruined 15th-century Neemarana Fort, about 120 km from Delhi, in 1981 while researching for a book on Shekhawati painting and frescoes with Francis Wacziarg, former French diplomat and resident of India since 1969. [2] After restoring two havelis in Rajasthan, they had developed enough expertise to take on the fort. Thus in 1986, they acquired the fort and, after restoration, a 12-room heritage hotel was opened in 1991.[ citation needed ] Over the years, they have acquired many heritage forts and palaces and converted them into successful heritage hotels, including Neemrana Fort Palace, Hill Fort Kesroli, Pataudi Palace, and Baradari Palace in Patiala. [8] [9] [10]

In 2011, Neemrana Hotels had 25 properties in 17 locations. [11]

Nath lives in the Nizamuddin East area of New Delhi.

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