I sit in the vast, wonderfully constructed expanse that is the Portuguese Church. It is the funeral of India's most revered urban planner. Of course he was our finest architect.

But he didn't just build buildings. His vision was to build cities. As I look at the white-washed walls, the overall slant in the church structure, the stained glass in the awning, the vast 'breathing' space, one begins to get a sense of the man's work.