INVC NEWS
New Delhi,
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented a copy of a book on Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad toShri ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh today (December 21, 2015) at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad. Ms. Anuradha Naik, Conservation architect from Hyderabad,who has authored the chapters on Bolarum and the Rashtrapati Nilayamof the book, was also present on the occasion.
The book titled ‘The Presidential Retreats of India’ which features the Rashtrapati Nilayam and The Retreat at Mashobra was commissioned by the President’s Secretariat and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). It has been published by Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and will be available soon for public in its outlets. It was formally released in New Delhi byPrime Minister Narendra Modion December 11, 2015, the birthday of the President. The book has been edited by eminent author Gillian Wright who has also contributed a chapter on life in the Rashtrapati Nilayam. Award winning photographer Andre Jeanpierre Fanthome has taken the photos. The chapters on Rashtrapati Nilayam are titled “The Supreme Commander’s Southern Retreat: Bolarum”, “Of Presidents, Residents and their Residence: The Story of the Rashtrapati Nilayam” and “The Southern Sojourn”.
