When Raj Rewal won a competition to design the Hall of Nations Building, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of India’s independence in 1972, no one would have expected that his masterwork would be threatened with a wrecking ball just 44 years later.
In 1972, Raj Rewal won a competition to design the Hall of Nations Building in Mumbai, India, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the nation's independence. Only 44 years later, Rewal's masterwork is threatened with a wrecking ball.