jaipur once a representative of indias ancient vastu vidhya the jawahar kala kendra now adorns elements of a modern glitzy building the centre so aesthetically crafted by world famous indian architect charles correa 19302015 now seems to mock at its creator correa swore to have never used glass in his structures but recent renovations by present masters of the centre have replaced its sandstone walls and corridors with glass plastic and metal at several places correas buildings were celebrated for sensitivity towards traditional methods and materials but after his demise the same have been destroyed here say the artists who frequent jkkthe place that used to be an epicenter of cultural activities in the city now faces criticism from its stakeholdersartists audience and visitors protests over arbitrary changes in the centres constitution appointment of an outstationed director and alleged highhanded administration vip culture at the parking space gag order for media and a list of dos and donts for the artists highlight that not just its appearance but even the places anatomy appears to have been tampered withranbir singh president of indian people theatre association ipta charges the jkk administration of ruining the creation of a distinguished architect some galleries have been converted into hypermodern art rooms by closing down windows erecting parallel walls covering air ducts and installing glass doors this has caused irreparable damage to choreas school of design the tempering has affected penetration of sunlight and circulation of air says singh who was in the team that crafted jkks constitution in 1993the constitution was amended allegedly overnight without following the rules the provision of having three directors one each from the field of literature art and music was axed matters touched a low when artists publicly protested against the appointment of director pooja sood that they alleged was made bypassing rules and regulationsthe present body of governance formed in november 2014 rented out portions of the centre to generate revenue this too invited the ire of artists and visitors the artists are opposed to the opening of a modern caf at the centres roof and creating a dedicated entry for it by demolishing a portion of jkks wall facing bajaj nagardismissing the allegations as misunderstandings jkk additional director general anuradha singh claims no tempering has been done with the centres original structure but renovations were carried out at places that were dilapidated some windows were closed while others were expanded in tune with correas original work the supporting walls have been created as required by the artists to hang their art work on the wallsshe reasons that the provision for three directors was dropped from the centres constitution only for faster decisions and easy governance on the gag order for media singh says that not allowing photojournalists to take pictures inside the auditorium and the amphitheater is strictly at the request of artists some artists and performers have suggested that continuous movement of photographers distracts them while others want the pictures to remain exclusive for them says