A little urban planning goes a long way

Also known as The Beautiful City, Chandigarh is the capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. With the partition of British India into the nations of India and Pakistan, the state of Punjab was also split between the two nations. The state's capital, Lahore, lied in Pakistan...so there was need for a new capital in the Indian state. A decision was made to build a new capital and Le Corbusier, a french architect, helped shape the future of this modern city. Unlike any other city in India, Chandigarh boasts many lush maintained gardens, walking and bike paths, and beautifully flowing traffic along with a great city bus service. While many travellers are supposedly turned off by this 'un-Indian' city, we relished the green space and the walking paths. It is a testimony to what a little bit (or a lot!) of planning can do...