Nationality Indian Died March 9, 2009, Pune Name Vaijnath Pundlik | Buildings Indian Parliament Occupation Architect | |
Born December 23, 1913 ( 1913-12-23 ) Parli Vaijnath, Maharashtra Practice Central Public Work Department, Delhi Projects Income tax offices at Bihar, Punjab, Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Bangal, Uttar Pradesh | ||
Vaijnath Mohiniraj Pundlik (Born 23 December 1913 - Death 9 March 2009) was an Indian architect, considered an important figure of South Asian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. He is known for his contributions to the architecture of Indian Parliament at Delhi.
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Early life
Vaijnath Mohiniraj Pundlik was born in Parli Vaijnath, India. His father was working in postal and telegram department. His father had a transferable job and had service at many places in Maharashtra. Vaijnath Mohiniraj Pundlik studied his schooling at Pandharpur and Parbhani. At that time, Parbhani was in Nizam territory. Learning of Urdu language was mandatory in the schools at Parbhani. He studied at Kalabhavan College and the J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai. He completed {Intermediate Architect at Kalabhavan College and Advance Diploma at J. J. School of Architecture.
Career
He started his career at Suvarnapathaki and Sons as Draftsman in 1934. He migrated to Delhi and joined at "Delhi Improvements". Later he joined "Central Public Work Department" as senior draftsman in 1938. He has done number of architectures in Delhi during his service.
Works
Exercise and Parvati Hill Climbing
He had built his body during schooling and was climbing Parvati hill for more than 25 years everyday till the age of 93 from year 1973 after retirement from govt. service.
Awards and recognition
He was rewarded in Pune in 2003
Death
He died on 9 March 2009 at Pune