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Nek Chand
Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Nek Chand Saini[1] (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh.[2]
Early life and background
Nek Chand hailed from Shakargarh tehsil.[3] Shakargarh was previously in Gurdaspur district in British India, but now falls in district Narowal in Pakistan.
His family moved to India in 1947 during the Partition. They moved to Chandigarh in 1955.
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At the time, the city was being redesigned as a modern utopia by the Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier. It was to be the first planned city in India, and Chand found work there as a roads inspector for the Public Works Department in 1951.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1984. He died in 2015.[4]
The Rock Garden is one of the most famous sites in India. Chand, its creat