Nirava

Watch on YouTube – cr Komalta

Funny, talented, and confronting

by Pashyo

I first met Nirava in the early eighties in Fremantle WA. I got to know him in Pune in 1988, when we all lived in Laxmi Villas, and when Nirava with his partner Dominique created a clothing shop called Izizi and a band called The Laughing Buddhas.

Nirava gave me an amazing astrology reading with a painting he made of my birth chart. From then on, until the mid 90’s, we all laughed and danced together in Pune. He became interested in food and made wonderful meals.

In the late 90’s, he returned to Byron Bay, Australia, and created a food business with his friend Veresh, called 2die4 Nuts. He also wrote a book A Slow Bread Gospel and gave bread baking workshops.

For me, Nirava was one of the funniest, talented, and sometimes most confronting persons, full of laughter and new ideas. I feel blessed to have had him as my friend for so many years 🙏🏻💓

Pashyo

Nirava – aka Clive Lawler

Nirava was if anything a reach for it and make it happen kind of man.. he lead with his heart and was unapologetically authentic, he was quietly a zen masterpiece… He was a Buddha…
Swami Prem Ansula

“Da goilz” and their families

Izizi Boutique

Nirava wearing the Buddhapants

In Pune Two, Nirava set up his highly curated clothes and soft furnishing shop Izizi on North Main Road. I use the word ‘curated’ because each piece in the shop seemed to be chosen with such care and artistic understanding. I still remember a small ikat carpet I bought there, and was in tears when I had to leave it behind when we left India. And then… the Buddha Pants. You see Nirava modelling one in the first photo above (click to enlarge).

I hear now that Nirava and his partner Dominique travelled around India, touring cloth-making facilities in order to buy these beautiful fabrics. Domi designed the styles and then they hired seamstresses to produce them.

Punya

Clive’s Band in the 70’s: Chain

Watch on YouTube

Rare video for the follow up single to Black And Blue, and track from the classic Australian blues rock album Towards The Blues (1971). Clip features Matt Taylor, Phil Manning, Barry Sullivan and Barry Harvey.

Thanks for organizing it all go to Komalta, Izizi photo cr Sudarshan

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