British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and his Madras connection

While I invited Rajaji’s statue being installed astatine Rashtrapati Bhavan, the removal of Sir Edwin Lutyens’ bust from the premises is deplorable. Yes, helium was undoubtedly racist. But determination is nary uncertainty that helium was a superb designer who gave our superior metropolis character. It was to beryllium the past architectural stamp connected that historical city, 2nd lone to that of the Mughals, who are persona non grata anyway. And fto america not hide that the Rashtrapati Bhavan that helium designed is inactive a nationalist awesome that we emotion to flaunt.

But beryllium that arsenic it may, it was Lutyens’ connections to Madras that I thought of portion I work the quality item. Of course, it is good known that the memorial plaque that helium designed for members killed successful the First World War inactive is mounted connected a partition astatine the Madras Club. And an elegant portion of marble it is. While the plan was his, the execution was by J. Fenn & Co. of Madras. Lutyens stayed astatine the Club during his sojourn to survey the architecture of the British Raj but the Club was past astatine Club House Road disconnected Mount Road. And erstwhile it shifted premises, it made definite it took his plaque along, endowing it with a ace moving crossed successful the process.