Author: Rahul Bedi

Rahul Bedi is a freelance journalist based in India, who writes for The Wire, among other newspapers.

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Society

Has India’s “City Beautiful” Chandigarh Sold Its Soul?

Chandigarh’s local residents playing football beneath the Open Hand Monument

The author remembers a Chandigarh of proportion and quiet pride and mourns what its beauty has become.

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“Therapy With Gears” — From The Streets Of India, A Timeless Ode To The Bicycle

International Bicycle Day — though often not a very celebrated day — highlights the birth of a popular means of transport.

For the author, cycling in the northern city of Chandigarh, offers the opportunity to glide past grand, sleepy bungalows, or race the early morning sun along Sukhna Lake, free from honking horns and red lights. In New Delhi, it’s not quite the same, but worthy nonetheless. It’s also a connection to our inner child.

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