Mangaluru: IDS hosts Meraj Yusuf as guest speaker at monthly 'Design Celebration'
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted its monthly ‘Design Celebration’ on Tuesday, 25th January 2022 where award-winning, celebrated architects and interior designers across the country are invited for conducting talks on design, projects, and professional practice. It serves as a platform where exchange of ideas and knowledge takes place to inspire young and creative minds to achieve excellence. The talk is generally followed by the presentation of the event sponsors.
On this event, IDS invited Meraj Yusuf as the guest speaker, along with InGlaze as the industry partner. Mr. Meraj is a second-generation entrepreneur whose ambitious foray into the interior industry has been greatly inspired by the success of his father Siraj Ahamed, one of the doyens of Karnataka's real estate industry. He completed his Civil Engineering degree and professional management degree from Australia and interned at the Group's construction projects imbibing valuable lessons for his future and ideas. He assembled a team of talented professionals and created Inland Indoors, a studio that would offer exciting new designs and solutions to homes, shops, and office spaces.
His global exposure has made Inland Indoors a front-runner in the interior design industry and has brought world class design to the Indian market, involved in projects ranging from apartments, villas, spas, gymnasiums, cafes, hotels, and corporate offices. His firm was one of the first trade members of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), Bangalore (now Mangalore) Chapter and also has an ISO 9001-2015 certification from TUV-SUD and also has several prestigious awards to its credit including the 2018 Best Design Concepts from the Indian Institute of Architects, the 2020 Outstanding Interior Design (Residential category) at the Interior Design WOW Awards (IDWA) and The Times Business Awards 2021 by Times Group for Excellence in Housing Interior Designs.
Meraj Yusuf presented some of his best projects, explaining the design process from concept to execution, and the challenges behind each project to make it cost-effective, highly functional and with great aesthetic appeal. His presentation focused more on sustainable approach in design and construction, renovation of residences with traditional and vernacular approach. The talk provided the students with an in-depth understanding on materials, budget and site constraints and construction management. A question-answer session was conducted at the end of the talk which gave the students a further clarity on finer details of design.
The design talk was followed by the presentation of InGlaze, who gave a detailed information on the various of products offered by the company to architects and interior designers. InGlaze is a part of the renowned In-Land® Group, a 35-year-old conglomerate consisting of various verticals - Real Estate development, Hospitality, Architectural & Interior Design and Manufacturing. InGlaze, born out of the same values as its parent company, specializes in design, manufacture, installation, and service of precision engineered, 100% customized System Aluminium and uPVC windows and doors. Their range of energy saving and sound insulating products provide customers with a better quality of life, while its user-friendly design leaves customers emotionally satisfied. The representatives of InGlaze displayed physical samples of several window sections and explained the application and the details of each by means of practical and hands-on approach – the core value of IDS.
The event concluded with Mr. Meraj Yusuf and InGlaze representatives being awarded the certificate of appreciation by the Chairman – Ar. Mohammed Nissar, the Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and the Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.
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Teen killed in alleged honour killing over inter-community relationship, brother, his friend arrest
Manesar, Haryana: Police have arrested two men in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old woman in what investigators describe as a case of honour killing linked to her relationship with a man from another community.
According to the police, the crime was allegedly planned by the woman’s 28-year-old brother. He had sought the help of his 30-year-old friend to carry out the killing and the friend is accused of raping the young woman before murdering her.
The family, originally from Etah and Agra districts of Uttar Pradesh, had been living in Manesar, Haryana, for nearly six years, as reported by Hindustan Times. Police said tensions escalated after the brother discovered that his sister was in a relationship with a 24-year-old man from another community and intended to marry him. Opposed to the relationship, he sent her back to their family home in Etah on November 15.
The woman returned to Manesar on November 22 and began living with her partner. Assistant Commissioner of Police Virender Saini said this prompted the brother to plan killing her. Acting on his directions, the co-accused contacted the woman, posing as someone willing to help her elope and marry her partner.
Trusting him, the woman agreed to meet near Rampura Chowk on the night of December 10 and instead of assisting her, the accused allegedly took her to a secluded area in Gwalior. Police said she was sexually assaulted there and, when she resisted, was beaten and later strangled with her scarf. Her body was subsequently concealed under debris in a field.
Following the murder, both men fled to their native places. During the initial investigation, the brother allegedly tried to divert suspicion towards the woman’s boyfriend, who was briefly detained. He was later released after evidence established that the brother and his friend were present at the crime scene.
Police said the brother later confessed during questioning, while the co-accused acknowledged to the rape and murder. A case has been filed under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder, criminal conspiracy, and common intent. Officials stated that forensic evidence, such as DNA analysis, post-mortem discoveries, and medical tests, will be utilized to support the charges.
