Chandigarh, April 7 -- Experts, historians and architects came together on Sunday to honour PL Varma, the first chief engineer of Chandigarh, who was described by city's creator Le Corbusier as "the soul of Chandigarh".

The event, hosted by the MN Sharma Architectural Society at the Le Corbusier Centre, highlighted Varma's central yet often overlooked role in shaping the city in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Deepika Gandhi, former director of the Le Corbusier Centre, said most people tend to recall only Le Corbusier's name when talking about Chandigarh, while others like Varma, who worked closely with him, remain largely unrecognised. She referred to a postcard where Corbusier himself called Varma "the creator of Chandigarh", reflecti...