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Portrait of Piloo Mody

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Piloo Mody

1926–1983

Piloo Mody was a prominent Indian architect and politician renowned for contributing to both fields. He was a founding member of the Swatantra Party and served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (Godhra) and in the Rajya Sabha until he died in 1983. Mody’s architectural brilliance was showcased in various projects, including the Engineering Construction Corporation headquarters in Chennai, which won international acclaim. He co-founded an architecture firm in 1953 and undertook significant projects, leaving a mark on India’s urban landscape. In the political arena, Mody was an ardent advocate of liberalism and freedom, and he actively participated in the Swatantra Party, opposing the socialistic path. Piloo Mody’s legacy is commemorated by the Piloo Mody College of Architecture in Cuttack, Odisha, and a Chess tournament named in his honor.

How Piloo Mody is discussed in this archive

Authored 48 works in the archive.

Subject of 1 profile piece , including Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian .

Referenced in 1 other work , including Rajaji- Man with a Mission .

In Rajaji- Man with a Mission : Piloo Mody is named among the liberal dissenters featured in the Profiles in Courage book, positioned as a companion voice to Rajaji's liberal opposition.

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About Piloo Mody (1)

Profile pieces (1)

  • Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian
    • "An architect by training and the son of venerable Parsi entrepreneur Homi Mody, Piloo also had a long political career as a parliamentarian." · establishes his social background and professional identity
    • "Piloo Mody argued for a limited role of the state in the book to strengthen democracy. For him, decentralisation was the way for deepening of Indian democracy." · captures his core political philosophy

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  • Democracy Means Bread And Freedom
    • "Published in 1979, Piloo Mody's book 'Democracy means Bread and Freedom' was an important piece of work written in a lucid style and discussing key ideas relevant to liberal thought in its economic, social and political understanding." · The editorial preamble identifies Mody as the author of the book from which the excerpt is drawn
  • Rajaji- Man with a Mission
    • "N G Ranga, B R Shenoy, Piloo Mody, Khasa Subba Rau and A D Shroff during the era of socialist command" · Mody named in the cohort of liberal dissenters