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Sector 17 | The heart of the city
A camera allows you to dream. It allows you to focus on the things you like about the time and space you inhabit. In my recent work on Chandigarh, I have sought to capture the essence of the city for future generations who will live or pass through it. When I migrated here in the late seventies, Chandigarh was a relaxed, laid back town. Time moved languidly and slowly during those days. It is now a bustling, energetic city, which has fortunately retained the charm and beauty of its early years. There are very few cities in India, which can be compared with Chandigarh, because there are very few cities, which were entirely built according to a master plan by an architect of the stature of Le Corbusier. The complex interplay of shadows and light in Le Corbusier's architecture is particularly enthralling to me as a photographer. I view a camera as a receptacle of light. But imagining a great architect conceiving and building a city as a receptacle of light is an exhilarating vision for me. Presently I am working on documenting this light as it falls on the stirring straight lines and open spaces of Chandigarh.
Chandigarh has retained the rigid design and beauty of Corbusier's art. Human habitation and nature exists in harmony in the city. In the future this city, like every other city, will change in ways we cannot fathom at the moment. In my work I have sought to follow Leo Tolstoy's dictum: "In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you". I have stopped for a moment. I have ceased my work. I am looking around. I would like to share what I see through the viewfinder of my camera. The human eye has a 50mm angle of view. But photography offers multiple angles of view stretching from ultra wide to ultra telephoto. I view these photographs as my homage to the beautiful city, which has given me shelter for over three decades.
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The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post independence in 1947 and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design. The city has projects designed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories with the highest per capita income in the country.
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With Due Respect Dedicated to another Master of Masterpieces PHOEBUSIENNE ( www.flickr.com/photos/cl-cl/ ) Believe me or not she is made of fire and I worship fire.
Architect: Le Corbusier & Shiv Dutt Sharma
Year: 1997
Location: Sector-10, Chandigarh, India
Style: Brutalist
A girl on a swing in the Nek Chand Rock Garden in Chandigarh. She was from the nearby city of Patiala, and when I told her I was from there she ran away.
The Garden of Silence at Sukhna Lake.
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Taken in Rock Garden Chandigarh. This Garden is made of all Waste material by Tek Chand . It was a rainy day when we visited .
Abu Road's WDM-3A 14014 sets off from Jaipur Junction with the daily 16:40 Mail/Express service to Chandigarh, the JP-CDG InterCity 19717.
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Indian Railways WDM-3A 16759R eases away from Jaipur Junction with the 16:40 Mail/Express InterCity service to Chandigarh, Train 19717.
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A scene from 'apni mandi', literally "our own market" an initiative by the Chandigarh administration to encourage farmers to directly market their wares without being 'exploited' by middlemen or traders. Even though the objective is only partially met, the farmers end up getting better prices and the consumer getting the vegetables marginally cheaper. A very colourful and lively place for photography!