Delhi's modern architectural heritage

To quote Rahul Mehrotra, architect and urban planner, ‘Within India’s democratic political framework, diverse aspirations express themselves in completely different ways architecturally rather than allowing one entity to prevail and remake the landscape in its image. This intrinsic resistance to any singular force - global capital or political ambition… distinguishes India’s architecture from that of, say, China or the Middle East’.

Here’s a look at a few of the significant structures from the INTACH list that express unitedly a certain austerity in their expression, which is remarkable considering the individuality of the architects who brought them to form over the decades following India’s Independence.

Source : INTACH Delhi Chapter, Ram Rahman

Images: Madhu Kapparath