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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080222
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Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 22 -- Our city planners clearly are not aware of the exhortation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Ah, to build, to build/that is the noblest art of all arts.

" Now this does not mean that we shy away from building. In fact, we are perpetually engaged in matters brick and mortar. And we shun such concepts that dictate that a building should not only be functional but also be pleasing to the eye. This explains why all the members of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) headed by architect Charles Correa have quit their posts in disgust.

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