Gujarat Confidential: Mesmerised
Murthy was referring to the Louis Kahn Plaza, which the IIMA Board of Governors in November 2022 decided to retain during reconstruction of the buildings on the old campus.

IT giant Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, who was the chief guest at the convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) held at the famous Louis Kahn Plaza, was mesmerised by the view. He couldn’t help praising the “unbelievably good architecture”. “The last time I saw this was in the movie Two States… having watched so many of you pass through here I am positive that the batch of 2023 can give a tough competition to Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor,” he said triggering a burst of laughter among students. Murthy was referring to the Louis Kahn Plaza, which the IIMA Board of Governors in November 2022 decided to retain during reconstruction of the buildings on the old campus.
Happy Coincidence
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended a ceremony to unveil a giant statue of Lord Hanuman and a community kitchen at Kashtabhanjan Hanuman temple in Salangpur on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti Thursday. Addressing a gathering at the event, Shah said that coincidentally, Thursday was also the 44th foundation day of the BJP. But the announcer at the event added that it was also the birthday of Shah’s granddaughter. Shah, his wife, son Jay, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters were present when the statue was unveiled.