The City Beautiful

Each day we shall see about some places of interest and learn about them.
A FEAST FOR EYES AND THE BRAIN!

lets start with Chandigarh... (Excerpts taken from wikipedia)

After the partition of South Asia into the two states of India and Pakistan in 1947, Indian Punjab needed a new capital city to replace Lahore, that was now in Pakistan. After several plans to make additions to existing cities were found to be infeasible for various reasons, the decision to construct a new city was taken.

Government is a major employer in Chandigarh with three governments having their base here. A significant percentage of Chandigarh’s population therefore consists of people who are either serving for one of these Governments or have retired from government service. For this reason, Chandigarh is often called a “Pensioners Paradise"

Chandigarh is known for its high literacy rate (97%). The popular schools and colleges in and near Chandigarh include St. John's High School, Carmel Convent School, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, St. Stephen's School, St. Xavier's School, Government College for Girls, Government College for Men, DAV College, MCM College, Home Science College for Girls, Guru Gobind Singh College, SD College, Government Teacher Training College (Chandigarh, India) and Govt. Teacher Training College. There are model schools set up by the government in various sectors, originally aimed to cater the needs of each sector. It is a major study hub for students all over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, J&K and students from South-East Asia.

a - round about pic in the city.

flower garden


to know more about Chandigarh, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh

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