Chandigarh, is a union territory, is the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, was designed by the Swiss-French modernist architect, Le Corbusier. A traditionally Punjabi city at heart with a healthy dose of modernity, Chandigarh's food and culture is what the capital is really known for.

Chandigarh lies at the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas and is a rare epitome of modernization co-existing with nature. It is also the first planned city of independent India. Chandigarh is the best-planned city in India, with architecture which is world-renowned, and a quality of life with broad, clean, tree-lined roads, modernist architecture, and nearness to the hills, the city attracts tourists from all over the world.