Chandigarh is not just a modern city but also a place with a powerful past. ... The name of Chandigarh has a mythology, history, and the dream of a newly independent India blended within it.

Chandigarh: Few places with such rich history are forced to exist in such obscurity. Still the rural backyard of Chandigarh, Manimajra, has found mention in all three broad periods of Indian ...

A new book titled “Making of Chandigarh: A Vintage History” co-authored by Sarbjit Bahga, a Chandigarh-based architect, and Arun Mirchandani, a Delhi-based archivist, has recently been ...

CHANDIGARH — As this city comes into view on the descent over the Himalayan plains, the first impression is unlike any other in India. There is a grid. There is order. Mumbai sprawls in ...

Chandigarh: India's city of the future. Witness History. ... See all episodes from Witness History Broadcasts. Tue 15 Mar 2022 08:50 GMT. BBC World Service. Tue 15 Mar 2022 12:50 GMT.

Completed in 1951 in Chandigarh, India. On August 15, 1947, on the eve of India’s independence from the United Kingdom, came a directive which would transform the subcontinent for the next ...

The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is internationally renowned for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was developed by ...