Pranam 🙏🌹 On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 at 09:11, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> *Respected Sir,* > *I stand Corrected and regret for the error.* > > *Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous), Government of India, 2023 * > > > *Padma Vibhushan Recepients ListNameFieldState/Country1. Shri Balkrishna > Doshi (Poshumous)OthersGujarat2. Shri Dilip Mahalanabis > (Posthumous)MedicineWest Bengal3. Mulayam Singh Yadav(Posthumous)Public > Affairs Uttar Pradesh4. Shri Zakir HussainArtMaharashtra5. Shri S M > KrishnaPublic AffairsKarnataka6. Shri Srinivas VaradhanScience & > EngineeringUSA* > > *Most recently on 26 January 2023, the award has been bestowed upon six > recipients; Balakrishna Doshi, Zakir Hussain, S. M. Krishna, Dilip > Mahalanabis, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, and Mulayam Singh Yadav.* > > *https://www.livemint.com/news/india/padma-awards-2023-full-list- > <https://www.livemint.com/news/india/padma-awards-2023-full-list->* > On Saturday, 28 January, 2023 at 09:16:24 pm IST, Jambunathan Iyer < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hope the below eed correction > > The legendary architect, who was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan* > in 2018 Republic Day.* > > v > N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 > > *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you > become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to > a goal, not to people or things "* > > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 4:24 PM venkat giri <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *Respected Sir/s,* > 'A creative mind never ages' > A popular perception is that *creativity and old age *do > not mix. Creativity is the domain of the young -- and to certain extent > this is true, yet not in the way that many of us would expect. > Intelligence is, to some extent related to creativity, and brighter people > generally are able to be more creative. Although a funny thing happens at > around an IQ figure of 120, as dewhere bright people 'get it' in seconds > flat and hence stop any further divergent thinking. Guy Claxton, in his > book Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, tells of the benefits of slower and more > exploratory thinking. > The secret of life is staying creative. Keep creative juices flowing and > one will stay ahead of the pack.The best way of staving off creative > ossification is to keep doing different things. Read different books and > papers. Go to different places for your holidays. Talk to different people > > > BALAKRISHNA DOSHI, a world-renowned architect who has designed some of > the most important architectural landmarks in Ahmedabad. > Sri.BALAKRISHNA V.DOSHI who won the Pritzker > Award in 2018 -- which is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in architecture > -- passed into the ages. > The legendary architect, who was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan > in 2018 Republic Day. > He was a pioneer of modernist and > brutalist architecture in India. Mr. Doshi, known as the Father of Indian > Architecture. His noteworthy designs include FLAME University, IIM > Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and > the *Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore for which was awarded > the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.* > In 2018, he became the > first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. He was > also awarded the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan,and the Royal Institute of > British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022. > > EARLY LIFE > > Doshi was born to a Gujarati Vaishnav Hindu family in Pune. His mother > died when he was 10 months old and his father remarried, with his > grandfather and aunts helping raise him. At the age of eleven, he was > injured in a fire accident, and there after walked with a *slight limp*.He > studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai between 1947 and 1950. > In 1950, he went to > Europe. He worked closely with Le Corbusier on the latter's projects in > Paris between 1951 and 1954. In 1954, he returned to India to supervise > Corbusier's buildings in Ahmedabad, which included the Villa Sarabhai, > Villa Shodhan, Mill Owners' Association Building, and Sanskar Kendra. > Corbusier is described as having been a major influence on Doshi's later > work. > His studio, Vastu-Shilpa (environmental design), was > established in 1955. Doshi worked closely with *Le Corbusier..**Swiss-French > architec*t, Louis Kahn and Anant Raje, when Kahn designed the campus of > the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. In 1958 he was a fellow at > the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. He then > started the School of Architecture (S.A) in 1962. > Apart from his international fame as an architect, > Doshi is equally known for having been an educator and institution builder. > He was the founding director of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad > (1962–72), founding director of the School of Planning (1972–79), founding > dean of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (1972–81), > founding member of the Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad, and founding director > of the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad. > Doshi was instrumental in establishing > the nationally- and internationally-known research institute Vastu-Shilpa > Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design. The > institute has performed pioneering work in low-cost housing and city > planning. He is noteworthy for his pioneering work on low-income housing, > and for his designs that incorporate concepts of sustainability in > innovative ways. > *In 2008, Hundredhands director Premjit > Ramachandran released a documentary interviewing Doshi. He appeared as > himself in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani .* > Doshi had been inspired by historic Indian monuments, as well as > the work of European and American architects. > Doshi married Kamala Parikh in 1955. They had three > daughters – Tejal, Radhika, and Maneesha. Tejal Panthaki is a textile > designer,Radhika Kathpalia is an architect and fashion designer, and > Maneesha Akkitham is a painter. > Doshi was a fellow > of the Royal Institute of British Architects and sat on the selection > committee for the Pritzker Prize, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the > Arts, and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. He was also a fellow of the > Indian Institute of Architects. > Doshi's work on the reunification of Indian and English > heritages through his practice was awarded a Global Award for Sustainable > Architecture in 2007, the award's first edition. The award recognized > Doshi's significant step in the direction of an alternative development > model. > In March 2018, Doshi was awarded the Pritzker Architecture > Prize, the Nobel equivalent for the field, thus becoming the first Indian > to receive the honour. The Pritzker jury announced that Doshi "has always > created an architecture that is serious, never flashy or a follower of > trends", and noted his "deep sense of responsibility and a desire to > contribute to his country and its people through high quality, authentic > architecture". > Doshi has been part of the Pritzker jury earlier and knows > how the winner is chosen. The jury travels around the globe to study the > creations of the architects it is considering for the award. > Doshi himself is an avid traveller. > "I used to travel for four months in a year, but have cut down a bit on > that now," he says. > His favourite cuisine is Italian, besides chaat and the Indian thali. > He explains philosophically, "We are born out of nature and we like to go > back to nature -- not consciously, but instinctively, which we are now > disconnecting from. The essence of architecture and planning is the quality > of the space that you create." > Across his seven-decade career, Doshi completed more than 100 projects, > most of which were public institutions in India, including libraries, > schools and art centres. However, he is best known for his dedication to > providing affordable housing > Doshi died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 24 January 2023, at age 95. but, as > they say, a creative mind never ages. > ..... > Regards > V.Sridharan > Trichy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/2077743275.514945.1674925888904%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/2077743275.514945.1674925888904%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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