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As they crossed the corridor that separates the new Parliament from the old, MPs took a step into history | Latest News India

The old Parliament building in New Delhi will now be called "Samvidhan Sadan" as per the proposal made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The decision w

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lawmakers paid tribute on Monday to India's parliament on the eve of its shift from a British colonial-era building to a brand new complex. Built by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker two decades before India's 1947 independence, the old parliament witnessed the tortuous birth of the republic and thereafter served as a custodian of the world's biggest democracy. Now it is to become a museum, its 788 members moving to a new, triangular-shaped complex as part of a $2.4 billion rebuild of institutions with a more Indian identity.

Opened on January 18, 1927, by Lord Irwin -- the then viceroy -- amid fanfare, the landmark has witnessed colonial rule, the Second World War, the dawn of Independence, the adoption of the Constitution, and the passage of many legislations -- some landmark and many controversial.

As the MPs gear up for the shift to the New Parliament building, here is all you need to know about the rich history of the Old Parliament building.