Nek Chand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nek Chand

Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 12-Jun-2015

Profession: architect, sculptor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nek Chand Saini (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.He hailed from Shakargarh region (now in Pakistan) of district Gurdaspur.
His family moved to Chandigarh in 1947 during the Partition.
At the time, the city was being redesigned as a modern utopia by the Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier.
It was to be the first planned city in India, and Chand found work there as a roads inspector for the Public Works Department in 1951.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1984.
He died in 2015.