The President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presenting a copy of a book on Rashtrapati Nilayam to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Mr. E.S.L. Narasimhan, at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad on December 21, 2015.
‘The Presidential Retreats Of India’
Secunderabad (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented a copy of a book on Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad to Mr. ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad on December 21. Ms. Anuradha Naik, Conservation architect from Hyderabad,who has authored the chapters on Bolarum and the Rashtrapati Nilayam of 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”.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)