Nek Chand Saini [1] (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh. [ 2 ]

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India. It is also known as Nek Chand Saini's Rock Garden of Nathupur after its founder Nek Chand Saini, a government official who started building the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957.

Aug 5, 2011 · In 1957, Nek Chand, a lower-level government inspector, began collecting rocks behind a government building in Chandigarh, northern India. His innocent hobby began to …

The Nek Chand Foundation, a registered charity, was formed in 1997 with the aim of supporting Nek Chand's work and raising awareness of the Rock Garden throughout the world. The Foundation's projects include: creating surveys, publishing much- needed documentary and publicity material; arranging exhibitions and coordinating semi-annual ...

Jun 11, 2016 · Nek Chand Saini who secretly built an entire garden in Chandigarh from urban waste died on this day in 2015. Check out the history of the Rock Garden.

Jun 20, 2010 · In the midst of this carefully planned, 1950s-style architecture lies a 40-acre garden kingdom comprised of meandering paths, courtyards, waterfalls, pavilions, theaters, plazas and thousands of sculptures created by an untutored builder named Nek …

Jun 13, 2015 · Nek Chand, self effacing, unaware of his own greatness ringing a copper bell to arrange for chai and snacks for us. Sitting in his office surrounded by memorabilia and dust, this man was the king of his kingdom but walked with the common touch.

Nek Chand (1924-2015) was an Indian artist best known for constructing the 18-acre sculpture garden known as The Rock Garden of Chandigarh in 1957. On 12 June 2015, at the age of 90, he passed away from a heart attack.

Nek Chand Saini (1924 – 2015) worked as a road inspector for the Indian government. In the 1950s he began gathering rocks and discarded materials that he assembled into sculptures using concrete. For over a decade he continued this work in secrecy, creating many sculptures on a government-owned forest reserve.

Sep 24, 2017 · “Nek Chand always used to keep his surroundings and area of the locality very clean and well-maintained and inspired others around him to do the same,” remembers Sandeep. The workers at the Sehaj Safai Kendra of Sector 27, using ceramics and discarded objects have created pieces similar to Nek Chand’s art, a homage to the artist, his ...