Eating in Chandigarh: A City That Takes Its Food Seriously One Chhole Kulcha at a Time
From Gopal’s in Sector 22 to the new cloud kitchens in Sector 8, Chandigarh has always known how to eat.
Mansa Devi: Where the Tricity Goes to Ask and Usually Comes Back With More Than It Bargained For
Navratri or Tuesday mornings, the footfall never really drops. Sam has been making this climb for 25 years.
Mohali’s IT Park: From Fields to Fortune One Campus at a Time
Twenty years ago this was farmland on the edge of Chandigarh. Today it is where thousands of young Tricity professionals build careers.
Sector 5 Panchkula: The Market That Runs on Relationships Not Just Business
Every shopkeeper knows your name. Some of them knew your parents too. Sam walks Panchkula’s most human market.
Morni Hills: Panchkula’s Escape Hatch One Hour and One World Away
The Tricity’s favourite weekend escape. Fog, forests, and a dhaba that has been there longer than most marriages.
Elante Mall at 10: How One Building Changed the Way Tricity Shops Eats and Meets
A decade on, Elante is more than a mall. It is where the Tricity gathers.
Rose Garden in February: Chandigarh’s Annual Riot of Colour and Chai
Asia’s largest rose garden in peak bloom. Sam walks the beds in February and meets the regulars.
Rock Garden at 50: Nek Chand’s Dream Still Draws the World to Chandigarh
Built from rubble, recognized by the world. The story of Chandigarh’s most unexpected landmark.
Sector 17: The Heart That Keeps Beating Whatever the Season
Elante may have taken the crowds but Sector 17 kept the soul. Sam walks the plaza after 30 years.
Sukhna Lake: Where Chandigarh Comes to Breathe Every Morning
The city’s favourite morning ritual, one mirror-still lake, and 30 years of watching Chandigarh grow around it.