Garj garj kar barso... ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tNT_qIV5UM

'Vocal local followers of Le Corbusier' by K.J.S.Chatrath

With the allegations about Le Corbusier’s Nazi sympathies being talked about in the foreign press, some of the ‘experts’ of Chandigarh who built their careers eulogizing everything that Le Corbusier touched have started feeling uncomfortable. No wonder one notices a number of pro-Le Corbusier articles in the press recently.

I surely agree with these local vocal followers of Le Corbusier that one must keep the political sympathies of Le Corbusier and his work as an architect separate.

Of course my take is that he made a mess of the architecture & planning of Chandigarh. I recently wanted to go to a chemist shop in Sector 35. I could not find one and was told that this sector’s market was earmarked for eateries by Le Corbusier and for going to a chemist’s shop one must travel to a sector where there is a Medical hospital/institution. Similarly I wanted to buy some school stationery in another sector and could not locate any stationery shop as it was a sector ordained for shops of some other speciality. I do hope that I got it all wrong.

Mohali (Punjab) imposes cow cess to catch stray cattle, especially cows and to build and maintain gaushalas in the city.- news

Cow cess to be a costly affair for Mohali residents: MOHALI: Mohali on Wednesday become second district in Punjab to impose cow cess.
With the implementation of cow cess, the residents will now have to pay more for electricity, registration of new vehicles and liquor, etc., etc....

The cow cess will be used to catch stray cattle, especially cows and to build and maintain gaushalas in the city. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Cow-cess-to-be-a-costly-affair-for-Mohali-residents/articleshow/47904729.cms

"Supreme Court refuses to divulge medical expenses incurred by judges under RTI"- news

"Supreme Court refuses to divulge medical expenses incurred by judges under RTI"- news

Yoga, sudden rain in Delhi & Ms. kiran Bedi

Ms. Kiran Bedi has propounded a thesis that sudden welcome rain in Delhi on Sunday was the result of mass synchronised Yoga in Delhi...

We look forward to the validation of this theory in the next issue of 'Nature' and hopefully followed by award of a Nobel Prize.

'M.N.Sharma Archtectural Society' ....Some modesty!

Chandigarh's first Indian Chief Architect Mr. M.N.Sharma starts an NGO called 'M.N.Sharma Archtectural Society' (news)...

Now that is some modesty!

Mr. Arun Jaitley to leave on a 10 day tour of the USA... (news)

Mr. Arun Jaitley to leave on a 10 day tour of the USA... (news)
When I was in service in Odisha, we were required to tour extensively in the areas where we were posted. One such requirement was to make a 'sustained tour' of at least 5 nights in 'off the beaten tracks'.

Mr. Jaitley appears to be going on a 'Maha' sustained tour of the USA.....