Rajan Rawal

The first three decades after Independence were marked by an extraordinary burst of building. Driven by imperatives of urbanisation, industrialisation, and institution building, Modernist architecture became the idiom of a forward-looking democracy. The promise that Modernist architecture would lead us to a modern world permeated in popular culture.

The first three decades after Independence were marked by an extraordinary burst of building. Driven by imperatives of urbanisation, industrialisation, and institution building, Modernist architecture became the idiom of a forward-looking democracy. The promise that Modernist architecture would lead us to a modern world permeated in popular culture.

Posted On: 2026-06-01 Posted By: Rajan Rawal,Jigna Desai Health & Lifestyle Travel Education Technology Cities Real Estate & Construction Hindustan Times Columnists India, June 1 -- The first three decades after Independence were marked by an extraordinary burst of building. Driven by imperatives of urbanisation, industrialisation, and institution building, Modernist architecture became the idiom of a forward-looking democracy.