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Jugal Kishore Choudhury
Jugal Kishore Choudhury (1918 in Goalpara, Assam - 1998) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his concrete architectural designs. Biography He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. He then continued his studies in England at London University. After that he moved to the United States and worked in New York for renowned architect Antonin Raymond. He was associated with renowned architects like Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret during they worked in Chandigarh. He designed the Punjab Engineering College main campus buildings in the 1950's and the IIT Delhi main building and Department of Mathematics auditorium in the 1960's. Awards and honours The Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977. He is a recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Architects, which he received in 1994. Dalmia Cements, a part of Dalmia Group, has established a forum, ''Padmashree Jugal Kisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalpara
Goalpara, Pron: ) is the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati. Etymology The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or The village of the milk men (Yadav). In local dialect, "para" means village. Geography Goalpara is located on the bank of the river Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra. It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). Goalpara is endowed with scenic beauty. Hulukanda Hill, located at the heart of Goalpara on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, is one of the natural scenic views in the town, with various kinds of waterfowl and monkeys. There are some other bodies of water such as Hashila beel, Kumri beel, and Urpad Beel. The Urpad Beel becomes the centre of migratory birds during Oct-March. The evergreen forests on low hills create an undulating landscape. Goalpara district consists of 8 blocks: *Balijana *Jaleswar *Kharmuza *Krishnai *Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Engineering College
Punjab Engineering College (abbreviated PEC or PEC Chandigarh) is a public research & technical institution in Chandigarh. It was founded in 1921 in Lahore, established in Chandigarh in 1953, and focuses on the field of applied sciences, particularly engineering and technology. It is known for its two-year and four-year programmes for which the entry is through the Joint Entrance Examination – Mains and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. It offers degrees such as Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, and a few others. It also has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. History PEC was established in 1921 in Mughalpura, a suburb of Lahore, Punjab, erstwhile British India as the Mughalpura Technical College. In 1923, the name was changed to Maclagan Engineering College to honour Sir Edward Maclagan, the then Governor of Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the building. In 1939, the name w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Urban Planners
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1998 Deaths
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Artists From Assam
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Nath Prasad
Shiv Nath Prasad (born 1922) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his Brutalist architecture designs. He was also called the "Le Corbusier of India". Biography Shiv Nath was born in Varanasi, British India in 1922. His work is influenced by Le Corbusier, even though it is not completely clear if the two have ever worked together or not. His works include the Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, which was constructed between 1965–69 with Mahendra Raj for the India Tourism Development Corporation. It has elements of Le Corbusier's ''Unité d'habitation''. The Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts was constructed from 1966–69 and Tibet House in 1970. See also * Jugal Kishore Choudhury Jugal Kishore Choudhury (1918 in Goalpara, Assam - 1998) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his concrete architectural designs. Biography He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. He then continued his studies in ... * Kuldip Singh (arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuldip Singh (architect)
Kuldip Singh (1934 – 10 November 2020) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his brutalist architecture designs. Biography Singh was born in Simla in 1934. He received the Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Delhi Polytechnic School in 1951. He was one of many young architects who worked on the Chandigarh Capitol Complex. He designed the National Cooperative Development Corporation building, and the Palika Kendra for the New Delhi Municipal Council. See also * Jugal Kishore Choudhury * Shiv Nath Prasad * Mahendra Raj Mahendra Raj (19248 May 2022) was an Indian structural engineer and designer who contributed to structural design of many buildings in India including the Hall of Nations at the Pragati Maidan in Delhi and the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. Raj ... References External links 20th-century Indian architects 1934 births 2020 deaths Brutalist architects Indian urban planners People from Shimla {{India-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Raj
Mahendra Raj (19248 May 2022) was an Indian structural engineer and designer who contributed to structural design of many buildings in India including the Hall of Nations at the Pragati Maidan in Delhi and the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. Raj's work is considered pioneering for its engineering solutions for exposed concrete buildings and much of his work is seen as telling the Post-independence history of India, history of post-independence India. In a career spanning six decades, he collaborated with architects including Le Corbusier, B. V. Doshi, Charles Correa, and Raj Rewal, and contributed to the structural design for more than 250 projects. Early life Raj was born in Gujranwala in the Punjab state of the then undivided British India in 1924. He was born in a lower middle class family and was one of eight children. His father was an engineer with the Punjab Public Works Department. Later, Raj would say that his intent was never to become a civil engineer but his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalmia Group
Dalmia Bharat Group, (DBG) is an Indian conglomerate company, which trace their origin to the businesses established by ''Ramkrishna Dalmia'' and Jaidayal Dalmia. The Dalmia brothers established a business conglomerate in eastern India, in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the group merged with the businesses of the Sahu Jain Family to form the Dalmia-Jain Group. In 1948, the two families decided to split the businesses; the Dalmia businesses were further divided between Ramkrishna and Jaidayal. Today, a number of companies and conglomerates trace their origin to the original Dalmia businesses; these include Dalmia Brothers, which is now managed by Vishnu Hari Dalmia's sons, Sanjay Dalmia and Anurag Dalmia; Dalmia Bharat Group, which is managed by Gautam Dalmia & Puneet Dalmia; Renaissance Group; and their subsidiaries. History The Dalmia Group of companies traces its origins to Ramkrishna Dalmia and Jaidayal Dalmia. The two brothers were born in the prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, consisting of 28 union states and eight union territories. Under the Constitution, there are three primary branches of government: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in a bicameral Parliament, President, aided by the Council of Ministers, and the Supreme Court respectively. Through judicial evolution, the Parliament has lost its sovereignty as its amendments to the Constitution are subject to judicial intervention. Judicial appointments in India are unique in that the executive or legislature have negligible say. Etymology and history The Government of India Act 1833, passed by the British parliament, is the first such act of law with the epithet "Government of India". Basic structure The gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
