# Is Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Vikramāditya Prakāsh
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/vikramaditya_prakash_is_chandigarh_a_perfectly_planned_city)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1947, India achieved independence from British rule — but this freedom came at a tremendous cost. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, was eager to usher his country towards a brighter, united future. And one of the projects that would prove most essential to realizing this vision was the construction of Chandigarh. Vikramāditya Prakāsh details the creation of the futurist city. \[Directed by Jeff Le Bars, Jet Propulsion, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. [Is Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/vikramaditya_prakash_is_chandigarh_a_perfectly_planned_city/391319138fee), 5 min (TED's player)