Place names are the stuff of history. Some recall forgotten geographies, others are tributes to individuals who have been associated with the place. Landscapes bear the signature of the artist/architect/designer
A rare book of ideas, Maddipati’s ‘Gandhi and Architecture’ examines the Mahatma’s egalitarian approach to architecture that found echoes among other other socialist thinkers
This kind of once-in-a-century project should be discussed at the national level, not by tendering. We were caught napping when the cactus-forest of New Kidwai Nagar sprouted, and Pragati Maidan died. Now we are about to see a New Sachivalaya. Could Dilliwalas please wake up and be alert to what is happening to their city?
Agencies charged with the upkeep and protection of Delhi’s historic buildings find little thrill in their job. They see heritage as a burden, are impervious to its magic.
