India's presidential palace, Rashtrapati Bhavan

India's presidential palace, Rashtrapati Bhavan

 Sajjad HUSSAIN

India unveiled a bust of an independence-era nationalist icon at the presidential palace on Monday, replacing a monument to British architect Edwin Lutyens in a symbolic break from its colonial past.

Lutyens was the chief architect of New Delhi, the area that houses India's power centre, and still often referred to as Lutyens' Delhi.

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