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Guest Column | Monsoon knocks, is Chandigarh home?

India, June 8 -- As June rolls in, Chandigarh puts on its best poker face-pretending it's entirely ready for the monsoon. On paper, it should be. With its celebrated grid plan, wide roads and storm wa... Read More


Monsoon knocks, is Chandigarh home?

India, June 8 -- As June rolls in, Chandigarh puts on its best poker face-pretending it's entirely ready for the monsoon. On paper, it should be. With its celebrated grid plan, wide roads and storm wa... Read More


Guest Column | Watt's been up with Chandigarh rooftops?

India, May 25 -- This month, Chandigarh didn't just bask in the sun-it started harnessing it. CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society) has launched a pilot roofto... Read More


Watt's been up with Chandigarh rooftops?

India, May 25 -- This month, Chandigarh didn't just bask in the sun-it started harnessing it. CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society) has launched a pilot roofto... Read More


Guest Column | Chandigarh's slum demolitions: Urban order or displacement dilemma?

India, May 11 -- When Chandigarh was envisioned by Le Corbusier and his team in the 1950s, it was meant to embody a vision of organised, humane living-free from the chaotic sprawl of older Indian citi... Read More


Chandigarh's slums: Cleared or cast out?

India, May 11 -- When Chandigarh was envisioned by Le Corbusier and his team in the 1950s, it was meant to embody a vision of organised, humane living-free from the chaotic sprawl of older Indian citi... Read More


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