Adi Kanga
Born(1923-03-16)March 16, 1923
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
DiedApril 1, 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 90)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityIndian
OccupationArchitect
ProjectsNavi Mumbai, Vashi Bridge

Adi Kanga was an Indian civil engineer, writer and one of the planners of the city of Navi Mumbai.[1] He was born on March 16, 1923, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to a Parsi family.[2] He worked at City and Industrial Development Corporation as a general manager where he was involved in the planning and execution of Navi Mumbai city and it was he who recommended the construction of Vashi Bridge.[3] Kanga personally drew up the plans for the New City at Vashi, on the dining table at his residence. Hand colouring the various zones of the proposed new city even before drafts men were available at CIDCO.[3]

He was also the author of a book Number Mosaics: Journeys in Search of Universals,[4] published in 1995. He died on April 1, 2013, in Sydney.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Visionary who helped create a city". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Adi Kanga (1923-2013)" (PDF). zoroastriansnet. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The story of Adi R. Kanga". Parsi Khabar. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ Kanga, Adi R. (1995). Number mosaics : journeys in search of universals. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9810218885. OCLC 33052541.

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