Whether you belong to Delhi or not, one place that always attracts you here is Lutyens Delhi. The lush green lawns, National War Memorial, Rajpath flanked by trees on either side, secretariat buildings and the emotions and memories people attach to the area make it one-of-a-kind.
As pictures from the ongoing construction work for the government’s ambitious Central Vista Project emerge on the internet, here’s a comparison of how it looked then vs now.
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This hurts. This is how Modi has taken a wrecking ball to India. I lived in Lutyens Delhi for 25 years & it is the most beautiful part of Delhi pic.twitter.com/doyBJhzs2g
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) May 8, 2021
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Mass gr@ve of beautiful Lutyens Delhi. pic.twitter.com/aTtcuISLDr
— Syed Usman सैय्यद उस्मान (@Sydusm) May 8, 2021
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What’s Modi priority? Digging the Rajpath 🙄 #CentralVistaProject pic.twitter.com/KeJdrrStXh
— Manickam Tagore .B🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) May 8, 2021
This poem perfectly describes what Rajpath means to Delhiites.
From weekend fun with friends and family to late night walks, Lutyens Delhi holds a lot of our precious moments.