Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, 90, is the first Indian to win architecture’s highest accolade, the Pritzker Prize. Photo: APOn Wednesday, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, 90, became the first Indian to win architecture’s highest accolade, the Pritzker Prize. This means the global spotlight will, inevitably, turn towards emerging Indian architecture. The prize for Doshi is exciting news not just because Doshi is Indian, but because he also stands for the building of the Indian nation. Today, the bane of Indian architecture is the lack of patronage.

Source: Mint March 08, 2018 19:52 UTC