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Chandigarh Diary
The Chandigarh of Nehru and Corbusier has almost become a curiosity for a stream of visitors from the West who continue to see him as a...
Oct 5, 2009


Don't Call The Cavalry
Lutyens' Delhi is under siege and no one cares. It's an unholy coup d'etat. For Outlook | July 3, 2006 I have lived for many years in...
Jul 3, 2006


First flower of freedom
For The Indian Express | October 6, 1978 Chandigarh: Glorious tributes have been paid to Le Corbusier by many great architects of the...
Oct 6, 1978


Chandigarh: road sense and nonsense
Such is the chaos that one notices on the Chandigarh Roads For The Sunday Tribune, Chandigarh | June 11, 1978 Many years ago the road going past Safdarjung airport in New Delhi towards the Kutb Minar was christened "the murder mile" by an enterprising journalist: The reason was simple enough. The road was narrow, the traffic heavy and the mess was compounded by a railway crossing near the airport that remained closed for long periods. Impatient motorists often banged into e
Jun 11, 1978


In Death as in Life
For The Tribune | January 29, 1978 Delhi is full of marvellous names: Maharani Bagh, Sunehri Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Gulmohar Park, Green...
Jan 29, 1978
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