An edition of Gandhinagar (2004)

Gandhinagar

Building National Identity in Postcolonial India

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An edition of Gandhinagar (2004)

Gandhinagar

Building National Identity in Postcolonial India

"Exploring the impact of modernist architecture on India as a whole, Kalia suggests that the style gained acceptance because its parsimonious designs and unadorned spaces never represented a threat to a religiously pluralist country anxious to create a secular identity. He explains how two competing versions of Indian history and ideology - Gandhi's and Jawaharlal Nehru's - employed modernism's ideals for their own separate ends. Serving two masters, as Kalia illustrates, created constrictions and tensions evident in the building of Gandhinagar and in the careers of many Indian architects, including Doshi, Charles Correa, and Achyut Kanvinde."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
165

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Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India
August 2004, University of South Carolina Press
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First Sentence

"GUJARAT, CALLED THE melting pot of India and treasure trove of architectural styles, derives its name from Gujjara-ratta, the form the name takes in Prakrit, the old Indic dialect: the Sanskrit term is Gurjjara-rastra-literally, the "country of the Gurjjaras.""

Classifications

Library of Congress
HT169.I52 G265 2004, HT169.I52G265 2004

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
165
Dimensions
9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weight
14.4 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8695380M
Internet Archive
gandhinagarbuild0000kali
ISBN 10
157003544X
ISBN 13
9781570035449
LCCN
2004003488
OCLC/WorldCat
54501523
Goodreads
5898488

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