Eleven years ago, White Lotus began not with a business plan, but with a personal search for a home that felt whole. What started as a quest for stillness, balance, and belonging has since become one of Bengaluru’s most respected bespoke luxury developers, crafting sanctuaries where design, harmony, and purpose converge.
On its recent 11th anniversary, the Group outlined the next chapter of its journey, a ₹700 crore investment to scale its presence in Bengaluru and select new markets. At the heart of this expansion is what will be the city’s most extensive luxury villa community: 95 villas spread across 14 acres in North Bengaluru.
Founded in 2014 by IIT alumnus and serial entrepreneur Pavan Kumar, White Lotus has delivered an array of boutique residences including Aravindaksa, Kalpavriksha, Amaranta, Anora, Ohana, and Tamara. Each was shaped with the belief that luxury is not excess, but elegance in proportion; not speed, but depth of design.
Communities have grown quietly not through aggressive marketing, but through trust, word-of-mouth, and the shared values of those who choose to live in spaces crafted with care. No home has ever been resold, and no wall has been altered from the original design. Every project is guided by the same five design tenets - rare, soulful, timeless, bespoke, and conscious.
The Group’s expansion is timed with a structural shift in India’s luxury housing market. Bengaluru continues to outpace other metros, with luxury housing sales growing 25% year-on-year. North Bengaluru in particular has seen a 40% rise in villa-style developments and a 62% increase in demand for private green space underscoring a preference for low-rise, design-forward communities.
“As we grow, we’re not changing our pace or philosophy,” says Pavan Kumar, Founder and CEO, White Lotus Group. “We’re simply extending it to new geographies, creating sanctuaries that nurture both soul and space.”
At the centre of this expansion is Home of Sanctuaries, the Group’s flagship in North Bengaluru. Here, villas, landscapes, and shared spaces are designed as interconnected sanctuaries - each inviting a different state of being, from pause to movement, reflection to celebration.
This philosophy extends inward as well. In their pipeline is the new headquarters as a sanctuary for its people, a workspace where light and proportion shape collaboration, and culture is as intentionally designed as its homes.
White Lotus’ approach has been recognised with multiple awards, including Emerging Luxury Real Estate Developer of the Year (Outlook Enterprise & Leadership Awards 2025) and Iconic Residential Project - South Zone (Economic Times Real Estate Awards 2025). Yet, as Kumar notes, “These are not milestones we rest on. They are reminders to keep building slowly, with soul.”
The Group’s responsibility extends beyond its developments from supporting the Padukone–Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence and Embassy International Riding School, to partnerships with the Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation and Seven Trees Foundation. Each reflects the same ethos: to create with care, and to contribute with purpose.
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