Hindustan Times
Last week I was driving through Mehrauli to a friend’s farm off Sultanpur in Delhi. The stretch from Qutub Minar to M.G. Road brought back interesting thoughts. The first being of a gutsy IAS officer who dared take on the marble mafia, the second of the much frequented Chattarpur Temple and the last of Mrs Indira Gandhi’s farmhouse a little ahead. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Chattarpur, Chattarpur Temple, delhi, IAS officer, Mehrauli, Mrs Gandhi, Mrs Indira Gandhi's farmhouse, Prime Minister, Sultanpur
The other day when my colleague Shivani Singh, Metro Editor, spoke about the facelift of Connaught Place, she mentioned officers squabbling over the flooring. They cannot, she said, decide whether they should use the sturdy granite or the non durable sandstone. The decision ofcourse will be taken except it is uncertain what CP will finally get. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Filed under India · Tagged astheticism, beauty, connaught place, delhi, shiela dixit
