Eulie and the Making of Chandigarh

Urmila Eulie Chowdhury was twenty-eight when she came to work on the Chandigarh Capital Project led by the legendary Le Corbusier. She was soon indispensable. Creating a new city fostered in Eulie a lifelong commitment. She worked on sector layouts, designed houses, buildings and furniture, collaborating closely with Pierre Jeanneret. She also helped create the cultural spaces that make a city modern and cosmopolitan. Eulie fought till the end to preserve her beloved Chandigarh.