Saving Chandigarh's Iconic Rock Garden

It's just last year that Chandigarh celebrated the birth centenary of Nek Chand Saini, the creator of the Rock Garden, an invaluable modern heritage of the city.

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But that has not stopped the city administration from pulling down a part of the garden's outer wall to widen the road outside and facilitate parking. This is nothing but an act of vandalism, which raises questions about the illiteracy of most administrations regarding art, aesthetics, and heritage. A city is not merely its physical infrastructure. If roads and parking are essential for decent urban living, public spaces, especially parks and gardens, are the life breath of cities. The Rock Garden is one such public space b