Railway min’s tweet on modernisation of Tirupati station triggers debate; netizens say design ‘not Indian’
India Today
After the union railway minister shared the new designs for modernising the Tirupati railway station in Andhra, some netizens expressed concerns that the station’s design was “not Indian” or in accordance with “Santana dharma.”
Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s tweet announcing the modernisation of Tirupati Railway station and its designs has triggered a debate on social media. While many people hailed the Indian Railway’s decision, others termed the building design not Indian or not inspired by “Sanatan dharma.”
“Tirupati world-class railway station on the fast track. All contracts awarded. #TransformingRailways,” tweeted Vaishnav.
Tirupati world-class railway station on fast track. All contracts awarded.#TransformingRailways pic.twitter.com/JwzXOUiENy
Filmmaker Nag Ashwin tweeted ‘’ Dear sir...as u might have seen in the comments...nobody likes this...The design looks like some generic western copy, some bad IT park... Tirupati is sacred, spiritual...lets get ppl to design it who understand the rich architecture of India..and not these glass n steel copies’’
