Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Air India building to honour 106 Samyukta Maharashtra martyrs
A very famous tall building in Mumbai used to be the home of Air India, the country's airline.
People knew it by its fancy marble walls and the statue of JRD Tata.
Now, the Maharashtra government has bought that building.
The government paid a lot of money, 1,601 crore rupees, to own it.
After buying it, they took down the Air India signs from the outside.
The statue of JRD Tata was moved to a different office.
The building will now show the names of 106 brave people who fought for the state of Maharashtra long ago.
These people were part of a movement called Samyukta Maharashtra.
The Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, asked his office to start putting the names on the building.
It is a way to remember and honour those people.
The Maharashtra government took over the Air India building at Nariman Point in June for Rs 1,601 crore.
The 105-metre, 23-storey landmark will display the names of 106 Samyukta Maharashtra movement martyrs on its façade.
Air India signage was removed from the building and the bust of JRD Tata was shifted to the airline's Old Airport office in Kalina.
The government sanctioned Rs 181 crore for repairs, retaining the external structure while reworking interiors for government departments.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the Chief Secretary to begin the process, following a request from Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar.
- Who
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar of the Maharashtra government
- What
- The Air India building at Nariman Point will display the names of 106 Samyukta Maharashtra movement martyrs on its façade
- When
- The government took over the building in June; the direction to display the names has been issued now
- Where
- Nariman Point, Mumbai
- Why
- To honour the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement
- Landmark
- Air India building, Nariman Point
- Dimensions
- 105 metres, 23 storeys
- Acquisition cost
- Rs 1,601 crore
- Repair budget
- Rs 181 crore
- Martyrs to be honoured
- 106
- Takeover date
- June
- Planned use
- Government departments