Parmeshwari Lal Verma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Parmeshwari Lal Verma

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Punjab, India

Profession: civil engineer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Parmeshwari Lal Verma

  • Parmeshwari Lal Verma (born December 6, 1920) is an Indian civil engineer and a former chief engineer of Punjab.
  • He served as an associate of Le Corbusier, the Swiss-French architect, who designed the city of Chandigarh.
  • There have been reports that Le Corbusier wanted Verma to assist him even past his retirement from service for which Jawaharlal Nehru, the then prime minister of India, unsuccessfully requested the Government of Punjab for the extension of Verma's service.
  • His involvement in the making of Chandigarh has been documented in a book, Le Corbusier Rediscovered: Chandigarh and Beyond, in which he has written a special article.
  • The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1971.

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