Albert Mayer, the initial planner of Chandigarh, lamented the American rejection of City Beautiful concepts and declared, "We want to create a beautiful city". The phrase was used as a logo in official publications in the 1970s and is now how the city describes itself.

History

Partition and independence

The establishment of the city of Chandigarh was the result of the crises and chaos in northwestern India in the aftermath of its independence

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