For
some, the thoughts come easily, dripping with patriotism
or pure venom. For others, it needs hours of conversation
for the words and feelings, usually buried deep or hardly
ever considered, to surface. INDIA
TODAY presents frank, unguarded
thoughts of some of the best known -- and some totally
unknown -- people across the nation who make up the
fabric of India. After 50 years of Independence, this is
the voice of India, a reflection of who we are. It shows
how far we have come. And how far we need to go.
Interview by KALLI PURIE
Photograph by BANDEEP SINGH
CHARLES CORREA, Architect with a vision
Today, we have all these overlays. The first overlay of
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, British and even many layers
before that. It's what you call a palimpsest. You know
its layers of transparency. You push a pin through that.
Each one of us is like a pin which goes in at different
places and finds different layers in different
proportions. And that defines your identity. So it's so
stupid to deny a layer. Just because I'm not a Muslim or
a Hindu or a Christian, it doesn't mean I haven't been
influenced by these great value systems and paradigms.
For
some, the thoughts come easily, dripping with patriotism
or pure venom. For others, it needs hours of conversation
for the words and feelings, usually buried deep or hardly
ever considered, to surface. INDIA
TODAY presents frank, unguarded
thoughts of some of the best known -- and some totally
unknown -- people across the nation who make up the
fabric of India. After 50 years of Independence, this is
the voice of India, a reflection of who we are. It shows
how far we have come. And how far we need to go. 
CHARLES CORREA, Architect with a vision
