Business Today (2004): India’s First Biotope Artist?
A 2004 Business Today profile that captured Abhik Mazumdar’s early entry into the world of biotope aquascaping, long before it became a design trend in India.
At just 30 years old, Business Today profiled Abhik Mazumdar as a Delhi-based lawyer who had quietly built a second life — designing intricate biotopes for private clients and collectors.
More than aquariums, these were immersive ecosystems — coral reefs, Amazon rainforests, Rift Valley lakes — engineered with precise control of gravity, light, salinity, and movement.
The article offers a rare snapshot of a professional straddling law and ecology, long before aquascaping was even part of India’s design vocabulary.
Published: April 11, 2004
Written by: Amanpreet Singh
