Re: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema

the corbu style hotel next to  Chanakya is by Shibnath Prasad.

this hotel is also now used as an office building inspite of being at one time no 1 in delhi, (upto misd seventies i think) run by ITDC as Akbar hotel, interiors for the first time done by professional (unlike ashoka, Oberoi of those days)

the Yaswant place complex, Akbar hotel , Chanakya Cinema and the plaza with eateries is  modern heritage, must be passed on to next generation. Cant imagine anybody 40-50yrs not feeling nostalgic about the days spent in the courtyard beside Chanakya. 

what will be required for this biography of a building ? 

sushil

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From:  "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject:  Re: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema
Date:  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:14:44 +0530
>we can think of making a 'biography of a building' dossier on
>Architexturez should somebody offer to do so -- i am not from delhi, but
>visited the complex quite often when i was visiting here and stayed in
>malcha marg. the corbusieran hotel next door, who is it by?
>
>i think it will be an important document to have. public market
>complexes in india are not documented in any meaningful way, for the
>complexity and richness they offer your urban life. anyone interested in
>doing this? gita, nalini, leads?
>
>==============================================
>Chanakya theatre is an important building of Delhi. In fact the entire
>Yashwwant Place Complex. It represents a reasonably good culmination of
>modern architectural ideas. This is part of our Delhi recent development.
>I'm sorry that the NDMC does not know how to appreciate its own endeavours.
>Any ideas what we should do.
>
>Nalini Thakur
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>From: "Gita Dewan Verma" <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:42 PM
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>  > ToI has a report today on page-7 titled *Chanakya era
>  > ends, here front-benchers were nerds*. starts with
>  > telling about premiere of Mera-Naam-Joker and how Raj
>  > Kapoor nearly lamented his decision to premiere the
>  > film closest to his heart when he arrived at the
>  > *cemented Titanic waiting for take off in the middle
>  > of nowhere* and was relieved to find the 1000-seater
>  > house-ful.
>
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