Bank of England show to remember lost splendours of Sir John Soane building Exhibition explores Bank’s former grandeur and its rebuilding under Sir Herbert Baker that began 100 years ago The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford university A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the refurbished Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in the UK. The Conversation · Mar 4, 2025
The South African anti-apartheid cathedral that’s now a pro-Palestine hub As Israel’s war on Gaza enters a second year, weekly vigils at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town call for peace. Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024
Bidding farewell to Baker’s building As we bid farewell to the old Parliament Building which was inaugurated on 18 January 1927 here are five factoids about it. The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023
A fresh era for India or a ham-fisted ego trip? Welcome to Modi’s new seat of power The prime minister says his £120m parliament building will establish a new order – critics say the design doesn’t match that ambition The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023
From Kingsway to Kartavya Path — the journey of Rajpath Rajpath was known as Kingsway during the British rule, while Janpath was known as Queensway. The Hindu · Sep 8, 2022
Delhi’s Central Vista: Why historians are against redeveloping it Exactly 108 years ago, on December 12, 1911, at the coronation of King George V as Emperor of India, he declared, “We have decided upon the transfer of the seat of the Government of India from Calcutta to the ancient capital of Delhi”. Newslaundry · Jan 13, 2020