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Why is Chandigarh NOT in Top 10 Cleanest Cities in Swachh Survekshan-2017?

May 4, 2017, Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu announced the results of Swachh Survekshan-2017 and everybody in the tricity was sure of...

The Little Known Story Behind ‘Open Hand Monument’

The official emblem of Chandigarh administration (only UT or state in the country to have its own emblem), the 'Open Hand', that stand proudly...

Vintage Photos of Chandigarh Under Construction, And They’re Pure Gold

Chandigarh is not just a city. It's been a journey. A journey of building a capital from the scratch. Unlike any other Indian city,...

Where Have All the Sabziwalas in Chandigarh Gone?

Aloo, tamatar, gobi, gajar, matar lelo... Chandigarh early risers might not have rooster's morning crowing to wake them up, but for late risers (like my...

Not ‘Candles’ In My Name

“Junaid Khan publicly lynched but no eyewitnesses step up, CCTV footage allegedly tampered.” – Financial Express. (June, 2017) “Why 200 people did not see a dead...

Why Was Only Le Corbusier Appointed to Design Chandigarh?

Chandigarh and modern architecture are synonymous to each other, aren't they? The City Beautiful boasts of being a stalwart in urban planning and quality living....

Is Chandigarh 'Kaabil' for the 'City Beautiful' Title?

Indian cinema apart from being just about glamour, cheesy latke-jhatke, incredible locales sometimes bring subjects to the limelight that we have happily swept under the...

The WHY of Rise of Self-styled Godmen in India

 The article has been republished in The Huffington Post, United States too.   A land of fakirs, snake-charmers, rope-tricks, turbaned maharajas, holy cows... over seven decades of...

Remembering The Great Visionary – Nek Chand Saini

The man who turned his passion for art into an incredible garden which became the epitome of natural conservation- Sh. Nek Chand Saini! The...
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Chandigarhians Raise a Resolute Voice For Justice for Kathua & Unnao Rape Victims at...

Sunday, the 15th April, 2018, Chandigarh's sector 17 plaza raised to a level much above from its usual merry-making, shopping and leisure activities. It...