332:
33:
634:
of the Nation" (English Weekly, Bombay); President, (i) The
Panchmahals Khedut Vikas Kendra, Godhra, and (ii) The Panchmahals Community Chest, Bombay; Executive Vice-President, Swatantra Party, Bombay; Vice-President, Indian Institute of Architects; Member, (i) The Board of Governors, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, (ii) Committee of the All India Board of Technical Education on Architecture and Regional Planning, and (iii) Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967-70.
322:
prize for excellence in pre-stressed concrete from India. Piloo and Vina set up an architecture firm Mody and Colgan in 1953 at
Stadium House, Churchgate.Their first project was a residential apartment at Marine Lines for senior officials of TISCO. They also designed the front casing of one model of
633:
MODY, SHRI PILOO, M.A., Arch. (California), (Swa.) Gujarat-Godhra—1971, Son of Shri Homi Mody; b. at Bombay, November 14, 1926; ed. at Doon School, Dehradun, Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay and
University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.; m. Smt. Vina Colgan, January 3, 1953; Architect; Editor, "March
663:
Son of the late Sir Homi and Lady Jerbai Mody, husband of the late Nina Kali Mody, father of Jimmy and the late Danny Mody, father in law of Feroza Mody, grandfather of Cyrus Mody and Karene Shaun Lawyer, brother of Russi Mody and the late Piloo Mody peacefully passed away on
304:
in the 1970s, was his college roommate and the two were close friends. He was married to an
American, Lavina Colgan Mody, who was a fellow architect student at Berkeley on 3 January 1953. He had 2 brothers, Kali Mody, a pioneer of credit card operations in India and
317:
After his stint at
Berkeley he returned to India. He worked for two years spent on the Chandigarh Capital Project. He also designed the Chennai headquarters of Engineering Construction Corporation, a former subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. It won the
323:
Voltas Air conditioner. Piloo's other projects include residential project
Olympus, three TELCO offices, the headquarters of Bharat Bijlee, Mukand Iron and Steel, Sandoz, Voltas and Diners Club and Business Service centres.
769:
724:
804:
759:
749:
799:
774:
523:
789:
764:
389:
403:
289:
784:
471:
285:
734:
729:
754:
365:
331:
794:
779:
373:
357:
32:
301:
350:
Piloo found designing pretty buildings unsatisfying with the country going to the dogs via the socialistic road.
594:
540:
Mody and
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto studied together in Mumbai's Cathedral school and Berkeley and were close friends.
646:
560:
380:
until March 1977. In 1972 he was instrumental in promoting the
Architects' Act. In 1975, at the time of the
487:
719:
744:
739:
501:
675:
297:
492:
381:
687:
463:
346:
and freedom. He was associated with
Swatantra Party at its founding. According to his wife Vina,
616:
585:
467:
214:
277:
242:
202:
589:
448:
713:
385:
377:
361:
250:
246:
293:
218:
396:
257:
343:
306:
395:
After an absence of a year from parliament, on 10 April 1978 Mody joined the
459:
273:
253:
238:
497:
281:
450:
Constructing Post-Colonial India: National
Character and the Doon School
369:
336:
455:
330:
269:
407:
309:, a former chairman of the Tata Iron and Steel company Limited.
388:
government, using the controversial powers granted by the
356:
So he became a founding member of Swatantra Party. At the
241:
and politician and one of the founding members of the
770:
Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India)
292:, from where he graduated with a master's degree in
237:(14 November 1926 – 29 January 1983) was an Indian
208:
198:
193:
181:
165:
157:
141:
125:
117:
109:
101:
89:
81:
73:
61:
42:
23:
447:
554:
552:
550:
548:
348:
320:Federation Internationale de la Precontrainte
37:Piloo Modi. A pencil sketch by Sarbjit Bahga.
8:
272:community Piloo Mody was one of the sons of
410:chess tournament are named in his honour.
399:and served there until his death in 1983.
342:In political life Mody was an advocate of
31:
20:
725:University of California, Berkeley alumni
384:, Mody was arrested on the orders of the
129:Kaly Mody (Brother), Russi Mody(Brother)
805:Indian expatriates in the United States
524:"The not-so-secret agents of Islamabad"
438:
335:Piloo Mody College of Architecture in
561:"'The world revolves around an idea'"
7:
390:Maintenance of Internal Security Act
760:English-language writers from India
404:Piloo Mody College of Architecture
290:University of California, Berkeley
97:University of California, Berkeley
95:Sir J. J. College of Architecture
14:
426:Democracy Means Bread and Freedom
286:Sir J. J. College of Architecture
750:Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat
488:"Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha"
559:Marfatia, Meher (9 June 2019).
16:Indian architect and politician
800:Lok Sabha members from Gujarat
775:20th-century Indian architects
621:Parliament of India, Lok Sabha
1:
406:, at Cuttack, Orissa, and a
790:20th-century Indian writers
765:Swatantra Party politicians
692:FIDE Ratings and Statistics
446:Srivastava, Sanjay (1998).
284:. After School he attended
260:from 1978 until his death.
821:
302:Prime Minister of Pakistan
228:
224:
189:
170:
146:
137:
133:
56:Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay)
30:
785:Indian political writers
300:, who went on to become
755:The Doon School alumni
590:"Humour in Parliament"
360:he was elected to the
352:
339:
358:1967 general election
334:
276:. He was educated at
795:Writers from Gujarat
780:Artists from Gujarat
617:"Members Bioprofile"
735:India MPs 1971–1977
730:India MPs 1967–1970
588:(12 January 2006).
366:Godhra constituency
364:, representing the
298:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
256:, he served in the
651:The Times of India
623:. 14 November 1926
586:Agarwal, Sudarshan
493:The Indian Express
382:Emergency in India
376:and served in the
340:
85:M.A (Architecture)
694:. 19 October 2001
676:Modi was arrested
372:. In 1971 he was
313:Work as architect
245:. Elected to the
232:
231:
215:Bharatiya Lok Dal
166:Rajyasabha Member
812:
704:
703:
701:
699:
684:
678:
673:
667:
666:
660:
658:
647:"Kali Homi Mody"
643:
637:
636:
630:
628:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
582:
576:
575:
573:
571:
556:
543:
542:
537:
535:
520:
514:
513:
511:
509:
484:
478:
477:
453:
443:
420:Zulfi, My Friend
268:A member of the
194:Personal details
175:
151:
93:the Doon School
68:
53:14 November 1926
52:
50:
35:
21:
820:
819:
815:
814:
813:
811:
810:
809:
710:
709:
708:
707:
697:
695:
688:"Chess Ratings"
686:
685:
681:
674:
670:
656:
654:
653:. 13 March 2013
645:
644:
640:
626:
624:
615:
614:
610:
600:
598:
584:
583:
579:
569:
567:
558:
557:
546:
533:
531:
522:
521:
517:
507:
505:
486:
485:
481:
474:
445:
444:
440:
435:
416:
329:
315:
278:The Doon School
266:
243:Swatantra Party
217:
210:
209:Other political
203:Swatantra Party
199:Political party
176:
171:
152:
147:
142:Loksabha Member
96:
94:
90:Alma mater
66:
65:29 January 1983
57:
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
818:
816:
808:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
712:
711:
706:
705:
679:
668:
638:
608:
577:
544:
530:. 18 June 2017
515:
479:
472:
437:
436:
434:
431:
430:
429:
423:
415:
412:
328:
327:Political life
325:
314:
311:
265:
262:
230:
229:
226:
225:
222:
221:
212:
206:
205:
200:
196:
195:
191:
190:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
168:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
144:
143:
139:
138:
135:
134:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
69:(aged 56)
63:
59:
58:
55:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
817:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
717:
715:
693:
689:
683:
680:
677:
672:
669:
665:
652:
648:
642:
639:
635:
622:
618:
612:
609:
597:
596:
591:
587:
581:
578:
566:
562:
555:
553:
551:
549:
545:
541:
529:
525:
519:
516:
504:. 31 May 2009
503:
499:
495:
494:
489:
483:
480:
475:
473:0-203-98027-1
469:
465:
461:
457:
452:
451:
442:
439:
432:
427:
424:
421:
418:
417:
413:
411:
409:
405:
400:
398:
393:
391:
387:
386:Indira Gandhi
383:
379:
378:5th Lok Sabha
375:
371:
367:
363:
362:4th Lok Sabha
359:
354:
351:
347:
345:
338:
333:
326:
324:
321:
312:
310:
308:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
274:Sir Homi Mody
271:
264:Personal life
263:
261:
259:
255:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
227:
223:
220:
216:
213:
207:
204:
201:
197:
192:
188:
184:
180:
174:
169:
164:
160:
156:
150:
145:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:Sir Homy Mody
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
64:
60:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
720:Parsi people
696:. Retrieved
691:
682:
671:
662:
655:. Retrieved
650:
641:
632:
625:. Retrieved
620:
611:
599:. Retrieved
593:
580:
568:. Retrieved
564:
539:
532:. Retrieved
527:
518:
506:. Retrieved
491:
482:
449:
441:
425:
419:
401:
394:
355:
353:
349:
341:
319:
316:
294:architecture
267:
234:
233:
219:Janata Party
211:affiliations
182:Constituency
172:
158:Constituency
148:
67:(1983-01-29)
18:
745:1983 deaths
740:1926 births
664:11/03/2013.
601:29 November
595:The Tribune
528:Pune Mirror
508:29 November
462:. pp.
397:Rajya Sabha
258:Rajya Sabha
113:Lavina Mody
74:Citizenship
714:Categories
433:References
374:re-elected
344:liberalism
307:Russi Mody
254:Lok Sabhas
235:Piloo Mody
102:Occupation
49:1926-11-14
25:Piloo Mody
657:6 October
460:Routledge
239:architect
177:1978–1983
173:In office
153:1967–1975
149:In office
126:Relatives
105:Architect
82:Education
498:Dehradun
288:and the
282:Dehradun
698:15 July
627:27 July
570:15 July
565:mid-day
370:Gujarat
337:Cuttack
185:Gujarat
534:7 July
470:
456:London
428:(1979)
422:(1973)
161:Godhra
118:Father
110:Spouse
77:Indian
414:Works
270:Parsi
700:2020
659:2020
629:2020
603:2012
572:2020
536:2020
510:2012
468:ISBN
408:FIDE
402:The
249:and
62:Died
43:Born
502:PTI
464:240
368:in
251:5th
247:4th
716::
690:.
661:.
649:.
631:.
619:.
592:.
563:.
547:^
538:.
526:.
500:.
496:.
490:.
466:.
458::
454:.
392:.
296:.
280:,
702:.
605:.
574:.
512:.
476:.
51:)
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
