Historical figures in Chandigarh
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1951 to 1982. The most recorded lives are Le Corbusier, Manmohan Singh and Kalpana Chawla. Among them Architects, Writers and Artists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Kalpana Chawla
in 1982
1 moment here
Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Le Corbusier
from 1951 to 1958
2 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Manmohan Singh
from 1957 to 1963
2 moments here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Moments
- 1951 Chandigarh planning site Le Corbusier
- 1957 Teaching at Panjab University Manmohan Singh
- 1958 Thirteenth Chandigarh trip Le Corbusier
- 1963 Professor at Panjab University Manmohan Singh
- 1982 Aeronautical engineering at Punjab Engineering College Kalpana Chawla