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Chandigarh (chŭn`dēgər), union territory (2001 provisional pop. 900,914), 44 sq mi (114 sq km) and city, NW India. The city is the capital of both Haryana and Punjab states. It was designed by Le Corbusier Le Corbusier (lə kôrbüzyā`), pseud. ..... Click the link for more information. and built largely in the 1950s, on a site chosen for its climate and water supply, to replace Lahore Lahore (ləhôr`), city (1998 pop. 5,063,499), capital of Punjab prov., E central Pakistan, on the Ravi River. ..... Click the link for more information. , which was given to Pakistan when India was partitioned in 1947. Punjab Univ. is in Chandigarh. The territory is administered by the central government of India. When the Punjab Punjab (pŭn'jäb`) [Pers.,=five rivers], historic region in the NW of the Indian subcontinent. ..... Click the link for more information. was divided into the states of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh was retained as the capital of both states. It was to be transferred to Punjab in 1986, but violence due to Sikh separatism forced a postponement of the shift. ChandigarhCity (pop., 2001: 808,515) and union territory (pop., 2001: 900,635), joint capital of Haryana and Punjab states, northern India. The territory, on the border between the two states, has an area of 44 sq mi (114 sq km). Located just south of the Shiwalik Hills, the site was selected to replace the former capital of Lahore, which became part of Pakistan at partition in 1947. The city was laid out in the 1950s by Le Corbusier in collaboration with Indian architects. Today it is a major communications junction. Chandigarh a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop.: Pop.: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq. km (44 sq. miles). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The isolates from New Delhi were collected between March 1997 and March 1998, from Ahmedabad between November 1996 and July 1997, from Ranchi between February and March 1999, from Chandigarh in September 1997, from Bangalore in November 1996, from Jammu between May and July 2001, from Jaipur in May 2001, from Agra in May 2001, and from Varanasi between June and November 1999. He has a second location in Espanola employing another two people, and one office each in Bangalore and Chandigarh, India. All these wonders came about because of the year-long, tireless efforts of MELUS India's president, Professor Manju Jaidka of Panjab University, Chandigarh. |
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