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India's greatest architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at the age of 95

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On January 24, India’s greatest architect, Balkrishna Doshi, passed away at the age of 95. Doshi was the first Indian to receive the prestigious Pritzker Prize award in 2018. The news of Joshi's death was shared by Architecture Digest of India on Instagram. Balkrishna Doshi (also known as BV Doshi) was born in Pune on 26 August 1927. He began his career as an assistant to celebrated architect Le Corbusier.