 This mural, painted with broad brushstrokes, represents a banyan tree and is made using makrana marble and kadappa stone. The branches of the tree ascend towards the library wall of the British Council. Correa was known for the heart he carried for the poor, especially those in urban spaces. In the Indian context, the banyan symbolises two things &mdash; community and shelter. More significantly, the banyan is a haven of the homeless, even in partially urbanised spaces. So, more than anything else, a design element involving the banyan would have been representative of Correa`s philosophy of design. This was the concept behind the curation of this black on white mural. 

British Council

Banyan Tree Mural

Located in the heart of New Delhi, Correa's design includes a library, auditorium, art gallery and the headquarters of the British Council. It has evolved from a traditional library to a hub for knowledge distribution, culture, and networking, as well as a venue for a variety of art and cultural events. Correa's design references Hinduism, Islam and the European Enlightenment as well as the importance of cosmic and religious symbolism to his work. He traces a route through the building from a spiral symbolising Bindu - the energy centre of the Cosmos through the traditional Islamic Char Bagh to a European icon, inlaid in marble and granite, used to represent the Age of Reason.

Sir Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin CH CBE was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction.&nbsp;

Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin

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