Chandigarh, India Information And Events

The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India (by the French Architect Le Corbusier) post-independence in 1947 and was known internationally for its architecture and urban design.

Chandigarh (Punjabi: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ) is a city in Northern India that serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India (by the French Architect Le Corbusier) post-independence in 1947 and was known internationally for its architecture and urban design. The city was primarily designed by Le Corbusier, but it also has projects designed by architects such as Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories by per capita income in the country. The city was reported to be the cleanest in India in 2010, based on a national government study, and the territory also headed the list of Indian states and territories according to Human Development Index. The metropolitan of Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula collectively forms a Tri-city.

According to a 2014 survey, Chandigarh is ranked 1st in the top 50 cities identified globally as "emerging outsourcing and IT services destinations".

Sample list of famous people who were born in Chandigarh:

• Khushboo Grewal ( Actor )
• Sargun Mehta ( Actor )
• Kirron Kher ( Actor and Presenter )
• Priya Kumar ( Writer, Motivational speaker, Radio jockey and Corporate trainer )
• Meenakshi Dixit ( Actor and Model )
• Gurmeet Choudhary ( Actor and Model )
• Mohit Sehgal ( Actor and Model )
• Aanchal Kumar ( Model and Actor )
• Purva Bedi ( Actor )
• Surveen Chawla ( Actor and Model )
• Karishma Randeva ( Actor )
• Sonal Sehgal ( Actor )
• Sonia Agarwal ( Actor and Model )
• Dolly Minhas ( Actor )
• Mahi Gill ( Actor )
• Vivek Shauq ( Actor, Comedian, Writer, Singer, Screenwriter and Film Producer )
• Ayushmann Khurrana ( Presenter, Actor, VJ, Singer and Radio jockey )
• Shweta Menon ( Actor, Presenter, Model and Newscaster )
• Yuvraj Singh ( Cricketer and Actor )
• Selja Kumari ( Politician )
• Gul Panag ( Model, Actor and Voice Actor )
• Kapil Dev ( Actor, Coach and Cricketer )
• Harvir Baidwan ( Cricketer )
• Deepak Jindal ( Lawyer )
• Randeep Surjewala
• Neerja Bhanot ( Flight attendant )
• Amit Uniyal
• Jeev Milkha Singh ( Golfer )
• Rahul Kumar ( Soccer Player )
• A.S. Lehal
• Sanam Singh ( Tennis player )
• Anay Goswamy ( Cinematographer )
• Kabir Chowdhry ( Film Art Director )
• Dinesh Mongia ( Cricketer )
• Manit Dani
• Soumitra Dutta ( Professor )
• Harjant Gill ( Film Director, Screenwriter and Film Producer )
• V. R. V. Singh
• Gary Taxali ( Artist )
• Sri Srinivasan ( Lawyer )
• Rajinder Kumar ( Soccer Player )
• Manan Vohra ( Cricketer )
• Sukhbir Singh Gill
• Ramandeep Singh ( Field Hockey player )
• Navdeep Singh ( Lawyer )
• Prashant Nair ( Film Director, Film Producer and Screenwriter )
• Sandesh Jhingan ( Soccer Player )
• Sumit Passi ( Soccer Player )
• Rajit Punshi
• Kary Arora ( Disc jockey and Music Director )

Chandigarh is located in Punjab, India, India.

Yet, with a per capita income of 99,262, Chandigarh is the richest city in India.

Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the sivalik range of the Himalayas in northwest India.

The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Chandigarh are 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.74°N 76.79°E / 30.74; 76.79 .

However, the city of Chandigarh was on the border, and was thus created into a union territory to serve as capital of both these states.

List of airports near Chandigarh:

• Chandigarh Airport

Chandigarh's official website is http://www.chandigarh.nic.in/

Sample list of tourist attractions in Chandigarh:

• Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
• Rock Garden of Chandigarh
• Sukhna Lake
• Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
• Garden of Fragrance
• Open Hand Monument
• Chandigarh Capitol Complex
• Shankar's International Dolls Museum
• Tower of Shadows
• Martyr's Memorial

Chandigarh's geo-coordinates are 30.75° N, 76.78° E.

Chandigarh is in the India Time Zone.

Most of Chandigarh is covered by dense banyan and eucalyptus plantations.

Sample list of newspapers published in Chandigarh:

• The Indian Express
• Hindustan Times
• The Tribune
• Amar Ujala
• Dainik Bhaskar
• Punjab Kesari

Chandigarh is about 114.00 square kilometers.

Chandigarh is well connected by road by NH 22 (Ambala — Kalka — Shimla — Kinnaur) and NH 21 (Chandigarh — Leh).