Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad Designed by Charles Correa, the structure reflects the austerity of Gandhi’s life and is built with stone floors, brick walls, wooden doors, louvred win...Image by Shailesh Raval/ The India Today Group/ Getty Images
Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad The structure reflects the significance Gandhi attributed to the village: The 51 modular units in the structure are asymmetrically grouped, with pathways and mee...Image by Tukaram Karve/ Shuttertock.com
Matrimandir Puducherry Matrimandir, translating to ‘the dwelling of the Mother’, was designed by French architect Roger Anger on the invitation of Paris-born Mirra Alfassa—known to her fol...Image by Ayse Topbas/ Getty Images
Centre for Development StudiesThiruvananthapuramThe Centre for Development Studies (CDS) is an eloquent testimony to the cost-effective and environment-friendly architecture popularised by ...Image by Vineet Radhakrishnan
Vidhan BhavanBhopal The government of Madhya Pradesh commissioned the building of the state assembly in Bhopal in 1980, with Charles Correa as its designer. Construction began in 1983, and ...Image by Charles Correa Associates
Jawahar Kala KendraJaipur In the 17th century, Maharaja Jai Singh designed and built Jaipur based on the Vedic concept of vaastu-purush-mandala—a square, subdivided into identical squares. ...Image by Deepshikha Jain/ Studio Soul