Lutyens' bust gone: Why New Delhi's British architect ended up on Modi's anti-colonial purge list

"The country is leaving behind the symbols of slavery and has begun to value symbols related to Indian culture," Modi said in ...
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'Shedding colonial mindset': British architect Lutyens' statue replaced with Rajagopalachari's bust at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) British architect Edwin Lutyens' statue at the Rashtrapati Bhavan was on Monday replaced with a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian governor general ...

Colonial-era architect Edwin Lutyens’ statue to be replaced by C Rajagopalachari at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a statue of British architect Edwin Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be replaced by one of C Rajagopalachari, India's first governor-general. This move ...

The birth of New Delhi: From a durbar bombshell to Seva Teerth, 95 years later

New Delhi turned 95 today, a milestone that binds two moments of power separated by nearly a century. On this date in 1931, the British formally inaug.

‘India must be free of colonial mindset’: PM Narendra Modi on new PMO inauguration

Ridding the country of slave mentality and formulating policies for the betterment of the citizens were the underlying themes of the PM’s 35-minute address.