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CHANDIGARH, also known as the City Beautiful, is India's only planned city. Just five hours by car from the capital New Delhi, it was designed by renowned French architect Le Corbusier.
Writer, award-winning photographer and assistant editor of The Tribune newspaper in Chandigarh, Mr Roopinder Singh, 48, lived in New York for several years but was drawn back to the city he grew up in.
'The greenery, the architecture, the people and the slightly laid-back pace of life were what appealed to me and encouraged me to pack my bags after six years in New York,' he says.
But to make the most of your visit to this city, he suggests dropping any preconceived notions about India. 'Chandigarh is a planned city with an Indian touch, it offers a very different experience," he says.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times' Life!
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