Nek Chand>> Nek Chand was the most-exhibited Indian artist ever with his creations being part of leading cities like Paris, London, New York, Washington DC, and Berlin, and numerous books in different languages being written about him. >> He was honoured with the Padma Shri award in 1984 but the Nek Chand Foundation believes his contribution to Indian art deserves a much higher award. By mid-day online correspondent | Posted 1 hourOn Chandigarh's famous Rock Garden creator Nek Chand first death anniversary, here's a look at some of the facts of the legendary artist who spent 18 years building a garden made out of scraps. >> Chand toiled away secretly in the dead of night for 18 years to create his dream, the Rock Garden. >> All kinds of waste material like broken bangles, cutlery, chinaware, electrical fittings like switches, plugs and tube-lights, marbles, tiles, household junk, stones, building material waste and other things have found their way into art creations by Nek Chand.

Source: Mid-Day June 12, 2016 05:26 UTC