Historians and conservation architects describe the old edifice as a "repository of India's history" and its "democratic ethos", and an "architectural jewel" of Delhi.
Ruing the fact that brand loyalty has been replaced by mere brand sales, AGK, as Krishnamurthy is popularly known, said unlike earlier, today, brands and their agencies plan for a quarter at a time.
The IVRCL termed the project the toughest undertaken by KMDA.
'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' says adman Madhukar Kamath.
'Decisions on nuclear power have so far been taken by a small select group, primarily interested in profiteering from their actions, stating 'secrecy' as necessary from the national security point.' 'This argument is false, because we are dealing with the 'civilian' nuclear power sector, which is open even to the IAEA,' says Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.