June 10, 2018 9:35 am
“Nek Chand was a man with a big heart. Once he became your friend, he couldn’t refuse anything. That was his nature. He was completely dedicated to his work and wanted it to be perfect,” shares Manmohan Jolly.
May 02, 2018 8:32 am
Hari Parbha says that Nek Chand was a man of deep intelligence and never felt any pride in his achievements and these qualities reflect in his artworks, each simple yet unique.
March 11, 2018 10:38 am
“Whenever I would compliment any bit of his work, he would say, ‘you can keep it if you want’, but I would say I’m not praising it because I want it but because it looks so beautiful here
March 04, 2018 8:08 am
Nek Chand’s son Anuj Saini says the creator of the Rock Garden often used to oblige people’s requests for souvenirs like these. Our last week’s column bears testimony to that fact.
February 11, 2018 10:52 am
As the son of the creator of Rock Garden, Anuj Saini, hopes to take his father’s vision of unique landscaping to other cities of the country, he shares how Nek Chand created thematic public work, one of the largest collections here in Chandigarh, at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium, opposite DAV College in Sector 10.
January 28, 2018 11:25 am
Nek Chand is described as a calm and composed man with a positive and happy attitude towards life, Nek Chand was a humble and grounded being despite success and popularity across the world.
December 31, 2017 11:24 am
“He was a very innovative person even at home, creating new things and never lost his temper in the toughest of situations. He cracked jokes all the time and was a very joyful soul,” recalls Lata who met Nek Chand last in 2014
December 24, 2017 10:43 am
A friend and classmate of Nek Chand’s son Anuj Saini, Vikas Gupta had visited the Rock Garden before he met Nek Chand, an experience he describes as amazing and unforgettable.
October 08, 2017 5:08 am
Nek Chand gave away many of his art works as gifts to the Randhawa family in course of their association. Nek Chand’s famous chowkidaar guards the gates of their home at Sector 27 and it’s a prized possession.
June 12, 2015 11:43 am
Padma Shree awardee, Nek Chand, died on Thursday after being admitted in a hospital following a chest complaint.