House of Mangaldas Girdhardas

About Us

The House of MG is in the memory of Mangaldas Girdhardas, amongst Ahmedabad's foremost businessmen and philanthropist of the 20th century. He started his career as a store-keeper in a textile mill. Within a decade, he became its owner and soon after, he was over seeing an empire comprising of a clutch of mills and other related businesses. With his increasing influence in the community, he decided to build a new residence for himself and his family in the centre of the city in the year 1924, across from the famous Sidi Saiyed Jali. He died in 1928 and by 1950, his entire family moved to another location, leaving this house vacant. A lot of it was requisitioned by the government to house their offices between 1955 and 1960 and the rest was utilized as an accounts office by the family. In 1994, it was taken over by The Victoria Capital Ventures Ltd. for renovation and reuse. The first restaurant, Agashiye, a terrace eatery serving a contemporary Gujarati thali, began operations in June, 1999 followed by The Green House in October 1999, a courtyard caf serving Gujarati snacks, fruit juices and ice-creams. The HBM Lounge and Courtyard, a multi-function space for banquets business conferences and parties opened in February 2001. Ten residential rooms and a retail shop opened to business in November 2003, followed by another two rooms (one of them a full service apartment suite) in 2005. September 2006 saw the renovation work completed in another wing of the house that was converted into an indoor swimming pool, a health club and a poolside restaurant - The Lotus Pool. Work continues on the house as a portion is still left to be renovated.