Official residenceResidence of head of stateAn official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, Parliament Leadership [Speaker & Vice Speaker] or other senior figures), and may be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives.
Secretariat Building, ChandigarhSecretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed building in Chandigarh completed in 1953 to house the offices of the Chief Secretary of the Indian state of East Punjab. Since the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 split East Punjab into Haryana and Punjab, Chandigarh has been the capital of both states and the Secretariat Building is shared by their respective Chief Secretaries.
Chandigarh Capitol ComplexChandigarh Capitol Complex is a government compound designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and his co-workers in Chandigarh, India. It comprises three buildings: the Palace of Assembly, Secretariat Building and the High Court plus four monuments (Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.
List of administrators of ChandigarhThe Administrator of Chandigarh is appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution of India. Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. The official residence is Lok Bhavan, Punjab in Chandigarh.
List of governors of Punjab, IndiaThis is a list of the governors of Punjab state in India since 15 August 1947. Since 1985, the governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. There are 37 governors in total.ChandigarhUnion territory and capital of Punjab and Haryana, IndiaUnion Territory and City in IndiaChandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as a shared capital for the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions.
Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect (1887–1965)Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer who is described as one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents and acquired French nationality in 1930.
Punjab, IndiaPunjab ( ; Panjabi: pañjāba, pronounced) is a state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states and union territories of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, Jammu and Kashmir to the north. To the west, it shares an international border with the identically named Pakistani province of Punjab.
List of governors of HaryanaThis is a list of governors of the Indian state of Haryana, which was carved out from Punjab on 1 November 1966.
Gulab Chand KatariaGulab Chand Jain Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 37th Governor of Punjab and 17th Administrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the Governor of Assam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024. He was a minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998.
HaryanaState in northwestern IndiaState in North India, IndiaHaryana is a state located in the northwestern part of India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, by Rajasthan to the west and south, by Delhi to the southeast, while river Yamuna forms its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighbouring state of Punjab. The city of Gurgaon is among India's largest financial and technology hubs.
Sukhna LakeSukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills (Shivalik hills) of the Himalayas. This 3 km rain-fed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally, the seasonal flow entered the lake directly, causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.