Library Desk at The Punjab University

In the 1920’s, Mahatma Gandhi initiates a home-spun textile movement teaching Indians self-reliance leading to an extrication from Britain’s imposed cloth and garment trade.

In 1947, India gains independence.

In 1951, Prime Minister Nehru assigns Le Corbusier to prepare a master plan for Chandigarh, the new capital of Punjab, as a symbol for a modern India. Included in the plan are the House of Parliament and a new state college.

In 1956, a teak desk designed by Pierre Jeanneret is placed in the middle of the Punjab University Library.