Hall of Nations. ITPO doesn't want it, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry thinks it holds no currency, and the Delhi Government's Heritage Conservation Ccommittee see no heritage in it. So are there other ways to save it? With this in view, Architexturez sent out a call over social media, we asked anyone, everyone, to 'save' the buildings by placing them everywhere in our imaginary, to see, if the universal values embodied in here can allow it to find new sites in our imagining - if they will endure.

Ram Temple and a warehouse for Patanjali produce
Ram Temple and a warehouse for Patanjali produce © Ram Rahman

"I have been saying that the only way to save modern buildings is to turn them into religious sites. So I thought of placing the Ram Mandir on top of the Hall of Nations, then nobody would dare to touch it. Maybe it will have a deity that appears at night, and in the morning you can have bells ringing, and flowers”.1

  • 1. Ram Rahman in Shiny Varghese, "Take the Fire Exit" in Indian Express: New Delhi, 27th March, 2017
Nehru Pavilion to become SARDAR PATEL MEMORIAL
Nehru Pavilion to become SARDAR PATEL MEMORIAL © Ram Rahman

Ram Rahman completed his degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also received a degree in Graphic Design from the Yale University School of Art in 1979.

Ram Rahman is a noted contemporary Indian Photographer and curator based in Delhi. He is one of the founding members of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) in New Delhi, and a leading photographer in Project 365, a public photo art project that creates and preserves photographic visuals of the fast changing ancient culture and lifestyle of the tri-sangam territory of ancient Tamilakam

Ram Rahman received the Forbes India Art Award in the year 2014 for best "exhibition of Indian art curated on an international stage". Ram Rahman had curated "The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989" at the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago which showcased work of more than 60 artists showcasing two decades of contemporary Indian Art within the political sphere.1

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