Today, [Laurie Baker's] grandson Vineet Radhakrishnan is making a biopic on him titled Uncommon Sense: The Life and Architecture of Laurie Baker. Talking to dna about his grandfather and the feature him he’s working on, Radhakrishnan gives us an insight into who Laurie Baker really was.

What was the inspiration behind the feature film on your grandfather Laurie Baker?

I feel that today, more than ever before, his philosophy of simplifying the way we design and live, of building sensibly and within our means, and of not wasting things or harming the environment we live in, is a message that is very relevant. Over the years I have witnessed the positive impact his work and message has had on people who he came into contact with and then, consequently, on their families and friends. He showed us a way to build relatively inexpensive yet durable and equally importantly beautiful buildings through clever design and an innovative use of Indian materials. Of course, his life in China, then in the Himalayas and the hills of Kerala, with my grandmother, is a story worth telling in its own right.

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Any philosophy of his that you have imbibed?

I learnt from him to not be too concerned about what the world expects you to do and just go ahead and do what you feel you must do.