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Indian Pavilion
During the 1925 season, the Indian Pavilion was no longer sponsored by the Indian government for political and financial reasons. It continued in the second season more as a trade and merchandising venture.
The catering concessions at the exhibition were run by J Lyons & Co. However, those at the Indian Pavilion were arranged by E. P. Veeraswamy & Co who, owing to the success at Wembley, opened the eponymous Regent Street restaurant in 1926. This can be regarded as the true beginning of the Indian restaurant craze in the UK.
Despite the name, Veeraswamy was a venture incepted by a retired British Indian Army officer by the name of Edward Palmer.
An oriental rug business is currently trading in what might be a modified southern section of the old pavilion building, on the far side of the enclosed courtyard. '