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Guest Column | Fine lines: Chandigarh's blueprint for compliance or chaos?

India, April 13 -- In the precise rhythm of Chandigarh's sectors-where every line once served a purpose-a new disruption is emerging, not through construction, but through calculation. A proposed hike... Read More


City planning: By fines or design?

India, April 13 -- In the precise rhythm of Chandigarh's sectors-where every line once served a purpose-a new disruption is emerging, not through construction, but through calculation. A proposed hike... Read More


Guest Column | The 'smart' experiment that wasn't so smart?

India, March 30 -- On March 20, 2025, Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) officially wound up operations. Before filing it away in urban archives, let's reflect-what was promised, what was delivered,... Read More


Chandigarh's not so smart move

India, March 30 -- On March 20, 2025, Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) officially wound up operations. Before filing it away in urban archives, let's reflect-what was promised, what was delivered,... Read More


Guest Column | Chandigarh's traffic tangle: A city struggling to manage its flow & retain its soul

India, March 16 -- Chandigarh, India's first planned city, was once synonymous with seamless mobility and well-ordered streets. However, in recent years, it has begun to mirror Delhi's traffic congest... Read More


The tricity traffic tangle: Flow vs soul

India, March 16 -- Chandigarh, India's first planned city, was once synonymous with seamless mobility and well-ordered streets. However, in recent years, it has begun to mirror Delhi's traffic congest... Read More


Guest Column | Chandigarh's cultural shift: A city in transition

India, March 2 -- The recently concluded Rose Festival in Chandigarh, once a symbol of local tradition, now hints at the city's shifting identity. The growing migrant population has brought a complex ... Read More


Chandigarh's cultural shift: A city in transition

India, March 2 -- The recently concluded Rose Festival in Chandigarh, once a symbol of local tradition, now hints at the city's shifting identity. The growing migrant population has brought a complex ... Read More


Guest Column | Chandigarh's pricey makeover: A tale of gentrification

India, Feb. 16 -- Chandigarh, India's first planned city, has long been admired for its modernist vision and orderly development. Designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, the city is now witne... Read More


A tale of Chandigarh's pricey gentrification

India, Feb. 16 -- Chandigarh, India's first planned city, has long been admired for its modernist vision and orderly development. Designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, the city is now witne... Read More