The wave of modernization that took place in India in the 1960s saw the shutting down of hundreds of mills around the country. The drive spelt doom for lakhs of mill labourers who found themselves unemployed overnight with large families to take care of.
Modern glass buildings which house international banks and multi-national companies now occupy the compound.
These statues that adorn the parking lot stand testimony of a country eagerly leaping for modernization while still holding on to a past that was and is still beautiful.
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