The story of Narinder Singh: Chandigarh is a modern city, created as the new capital of Punjab following partition from Pakistan. Designed by Le Corbusier, it really doesn't feel as though you are in India anymore. Wide, clean, tree lined streets, modern apartment blocks, rose garden's, plumbing and even room for growth! With a modern city however comes a modern budget. Ours was therefore spent all too soon, so we wandered towards home. Nearing home an elderly man cycled in between us, jumping off his bike and simultaneously reaching out to shake our hand and introduced himself as 'Narinder Singh'. Stating he didn't want to bother us, he was just happy to meet us and would we like to have Chai with him. Normally you believe no-one offering anything on the streets of India, but
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