The rhythms of City Beautiful

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Dr Deviyani Singh

Updated At : 08:56 AM May 13, 2025 IST

Illustration: Sandeep Joshi

The beautifully planned and divided city.

With mathematically planted Geome-trees.

Their roots pushing concrete tiles for space.

Banyan beards of old men flowing with grace.

Home to the retired or sprawling business tricity.

Expanding with airports and hubs ever so busy.

Now stretching its arms and legs in a big yawn.

Coming out of its earlier avatar of a sleepy dawn.

Quiet spaces where homeless in checked blankets reside.

To bustling Sector 17 where people mingle for weekend vibes.

Nostalgic buildings nestling amongst the swanky new.

Confined in spaces which Le Corbusier carefully drew.

Dr Deviyani Singh, Chandigarh

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

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