NEW PARLIAMENT IS SYMBOL OF RISING INDIA: ARCHITECT PATEL

Many sacred geometrics celebrate triangles and trinities. The Sri Yantra uses a triangle, the three Gods or the Trinities are a triangle and therefore the triangle is sacred, says architect Bimal Patel on the triangular shape of the new Parliament House.

- DIBYENDU MONDAL

‘If the old Parliament House gave direction to post-Independence India, the new building would become a witness to the creation of Aatmanirbhar Bharat,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on an earlier occasion. India’s modern yet traditional new Parliament building will be inaugurated on Sunday, 28 May, unveiling a new chapter in the history of Indian politics and architectural marvel.

The construction of the new Parliament building began in 2022. It has been designed by the Ahmedabad-based HCP Designs, led by Bimal Patel. Patel, the chief architect, is the man who conceived of and designed this new temple of democracy.

Patel likes to call his new “masterpiece” the true replica of “Rising India”. The new Parliament building incorporates Indian elements and showcases India as a rising power. The new Parliament building is triangular in shape and is built right next to the existing Parliament House. The triangular shape was chosen because of the “sacred geometrics” of the shape.

In an email conversation with The Sunday Guardian, Bimal Patel said, “Many sacred geometrics celebrate ‘triangles’ and ‘trinities’. The Sri Yantra uses a triangle, the three Gods or the Trinities are a triangle and therefore the triangle is sacred.”