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The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art

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The fantastic story of the world’s largest visionary environment: the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, kept secret by outsider artist Nek Chand for fifteen years.

After the partition of India in 1947, Nek Chand Saini settled within the city of Chandigarh, with nothing but stories brought from his fatherland. Dismayed at his stark new surroundings, Nek started collecting river rocks, broken glass, and cracked water pots found at the roadside. He cleared a section of jungle and for seven years he stockpiled odds and ends. They were castoffs and rubbish to everyone else, but to Nek, they were treasures. He started to build a labyrinth of curving paths, mosaics, and repeating patterns: his very own tribute to the winding village of his youth, a hidden land of stories. Nek kept his kingdom secret for fifteen years, until a central authority crew stumbled upon it and sought to destroy it. But local fans agreed in awe: the Rock Garden needed to be secure. Creator Barb Rosenstock introduces readers to the outsider artist’s stunning creation, at the same time as Claire A. Nivola’s illustrations bring to life the land’s natural beauty and the surreal world Nek coaxed from his wild landscape.

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