Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar (1895-1978) was an Indian architect and designed the main 1958 wing of the
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...
Building.
Born in
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...
in 1895,
Deolalikar was the first Indian to head the
Central Public Works Department
The Central Public Works Department (Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग), commonly referred to as the CPWD, is a premier Central Government authority in charge of public sector works. The Central Public ...
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References
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1895 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Indian architects
Indian civil servants
People from Gujarat