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Pavan K. Varma | Ground reality darkens PM ‘vista’ of democracy Published Dec 12, 2020, 11:02 pm IST Updated Dec 13, 2020, 12:06 am IST Once again, it is evidence of the current government deciding unilaterally and then implementing it without consultations  News At the bhoomipoojan of the proposed new Parliament building it was heartening to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak about the ancient democratic traditions in India, and modern India’s belief in the theory and practice of democracy. It is, indeed, a matter of pride that defying the Cassandras who predicted the early...

Thereafter, the move to Delhi was to symbolise a new alliance with Indians for whom the city had historical associations. “It was an altogether different kind of empire that was being envisaged, which saw a greater devolution of power to the provinces, and by implication a system that was more responsive to local Indian needs,” writes historian Swapna Liddle in her book, “If an overarching imperial structure was to be the future of the British Raj, no better capital could be found that Delhi – the seat of the great erstwhile empires of India. Since the early thirteenth century it ha...

DNA Special: New Parliament building “symbol of new and self-reliant India" Architect Bimal Patel said the triangular shape of new Parliament was a reference to "sacred geometries in various religions and cultures of India". A model of the new Parliament building in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) Share Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 06:38 AM IST The new Parliament building, the foundation stone for which was laid Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will replace the 93-year-old Parliament House. The construction of the new building will be done by 2022. "If...

Almost 100 years later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new Parliament House, asserting that the building will become the symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat | Latest News India

The Central Vista is a redevelopment project which entails building and refurbishing the government buildings on part of the 3-km Rajpath that stretches from Rashtrapati Bhavan to the iconic war memorial, India Gate.