chandigarh

The first ever house built in Chandigarh was that of Pierre Jeanneret. The home of the city's first chief architect is located in Sector 5 (no.57) - right opposite the famous Sukhna Lake. Today,...

The Government Museum & Art Gallery Chandigarh is  one of the most significant museums in the country. One of the three museums designed by LeCorbusier, it is home to the largest collection of Gandhara...

Guru Gobind Singh is often depicted in paintings holding a 'Baaj'. It is common knowledge that the Guru was known as "Chittay baaja wala" or, "Keeper of the White Falcon, but have you ever...

Shubho Mahalaya!  As a child growing up with Bengali grandparents, this day meant about waking up to the sound of a booming voice on the radio, narrating a story I couldn't particularly understand; it...

As you walk through the Contemporary Arts section of the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh, there is a small indiscreet space called the "M.N Sharma Gallery".  These are the objects donated by...

In 2017, the Heritage Lab organised the first ever Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. Art+Feminism is a global campaign which seeks to improve content on 'women in the arts'...

A masterpiece of rich Sikh culture and religious history, the `Virasat-e-Khalsa` is located in the holy city of Anandpur Sahib, the birthplace of the Khalsa. Conceived as a repository of the rich heritage of the `Khalsa`, the...

This Module on Animal Secrets & Stories allowed the children to discover and have fun at the Museum of Natural History, Chandigarh. We started our 3-day Module with Vivek High's Class 3 with a teacher's training on...