A Gracious Walk through the Beautiful City ‘Chandigarh’

Talking about Chandigarh, it is the Union Territory in North India. It is the capital of states of Punjab and Haryana. It is the most- planned city in India. It possesses architecture that is world-renowned. Actually,Chandigarh is the appearance of a dream that Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru imagined and Le Corbusier executed.

The name of this city was coined by an ancient temple known as Chandi Mandir, dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Chandi. The beauty of this city is its captivating nature. Yes, tranquillity and a busy city are two completely opposite concepts, and this is something missing from this city of greenery. The city preserves both the ancientness and contemporary growth on its plate. The best part is even if you are in Delhi and you want to go to Chandigarh, you can easily find out taxi from Delhi to Chandigarh. So, don’t keep yourself aloof from this well planned and beautiful city of India.

Sukhna Lake- A Manmade Lake!

Snuggled in the foothills of Shivalik, Sukhna Lake is a gorgeous lake presides amidst scenic surroundings. The lake is popular among the visitors and local people and it won’t be wrong to say that this spot is a perfect place for solitude hunters.

This Lake is a man-made lake. With its virgin blue water, the lake caters as a perfect place for a stream of early morning walkers and joggers. Apart from serving as a treat for shutterbugs and artists, the lake is also a place for water sports activities like yachting, boating and water-skiing. Moreover, this area is home to various species of fish and migratory birds like Siberian ducks and cranes. Enclosed by a beautiful golf course on its south and well known Rose Garden towards west, this lake caters a hypnotic view for its visitors.

Rock Garden

This garden is a symbol of novelty and imagination. It is of unique type of garden scattered across an area of sixty-four acres. This Rock Garden has beautifully been designed as an open-air exhibition hall. It was constructed by using urban and industrial wastes by Nek Chand, who was a former Road Inspector in Chandigarh.

The Garden is a sculpture garden and it is also called Nek Chand’s Rock Garden. He started this garden secretly in his leisure time in the year 1957. Today, this garden is sprawling over an area of forty acres. The entire area is fully built of home and industrial waste and thrown-away stuff.

Here, many sculptures are made up of china ware, broken ken glass bangles, cast-off fluorescent tubes, and coal and clay premises. You can find an extensive blend of artistic art, creativity, innovation and thoughtfulness in the creation of this garden. Perhaps, it is its uniqueness and charm that people from different corners of world visit this garden.

So, these were just a few spots of this beautiful city! You just need a day or so to acquaint yourself with so much of richness and art. Once you are done with your Chandigarh trip, you can easily get a cab from Chandigarh to Delhi!