This is the book written by the professor leading the UW trip to Chandigarh - Vikram Prakash. It is widely considered the best book on the city and its history, and is fairly easy to read. It has a great introduction to the Indian independence from British rule in 1947 as well as architectural modernism in the post-WWII era. Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect and planner who designed the city - he is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century (either him or Frank Lloyd Wright).
It is called "Chandigarh's Le Corbusier".
--Tyler
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