India, Feb. 27 -- The bust of Edwin Lutyens, removed from the central courtyard of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, is set to find a new address in the Rashtrapati Bhavan museum, which has several colonial-era artefacts.

The bronze bust of Lutyens, the British architect who designed some of New Delhi's most iconic structures including Rashtrapati Bhavan, was removed last week from the central courtyard and replaced by a bust of C Rajagopalachari, the last and the only Indian governor general of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the installation of the new statue as a moment of pride for the people of India and supported the decision to remove colonial-era artefacts.

"The replacement of colonial-era paintings and artefacts with works ro...