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Creator of Chandigarh’s famed Rock Garden Nek Chand died here around midnight, Thursday-Friday. He suffered a cardiac arrest. He had celebrated his 90th birthday on December 15 last year. His son Anuj Saini, who helped him in maintaining Rock Garden, was by his side when he died. The date and time of the cremation will be decided later on Friday. Chandigarh declared Friday a holiday.
The Chandigarh Administration had on December 15 last year honoured Nek Chad on the occasion of his 90th birthday and 40 years of the opening of his creation, Rock Garden, which has brought Chandigarh world renown. Among the several awards that the acclaimed creator of art from waste received during his lifetime was the Padma Shri in 1984.This is really sad news….Nek Chand toiled away secretly in the dead of night for nearly two decades to create his wonderland in north India. Riding his bicycle after dark to a state-owned forest, Nek Chand spent night after night clearing patches of ground and transforming the landscape into a majestic garden.
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