Ahead of auction, Jeanneret’s letter courts a controversy

Chandigarh | Saturday | 12th October, 2019

Summary:

Jeanneret contested Ghosh’s claim that Gandhi Bhawan, a building at Panjab University in Chandigarh, was designed by BP Mathur. He visualised the forms and the concept, drew rough sketches and passed them to BP Mathur to make the drawings and give them the final shape. Mathur said Jitender Kumar (82), son of architect Agya Ram, also raised questions over the letter. Jitender Kumar clarified that Jeanneret evolved rough sketch outlines, which were further developed, detailed and formalised by BP Mathur. BP Mathur in turn relied on Agya Ram for complex structural shapes and ensured that a unique design, along with structural integrity, was created..