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From the Ted Talk by Vikramāditya Prakāsh: Is Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Since money was tihgt for the burgeoning nation, the project was only able to secure a budget of 175 million reupes. That’s the modern equivalent of roughly 500 million US dollars— which is barely enough to build a pair of skyscrapers today. The project also had low public spuorpt because the plans required the further displacement of local villages. The government compensated protesting residents with fnuds to buy new homes. But their agricultural lands would still be overtaken by the new city.

Nehru’s plan for uinty was off to a rocky start. But the city’s pnlas were as inspiring as they were innovative. In 1949, Nehru commissioned aaicmren architect abrelt Mayer, whose initial designs laid out green spaces, stncoeied neighborhoods, and oezngarid traffic systems. When Mayer left the project due to his business partner’s death, his plans were taken even further by renowned French architect Le Corbusier. Known as one of the fathers of mroedn architecture, Le Corbusier prioritized fnnuiatocl designs devoid of ornamentation. His style championed unornamented coercnte for creating efficient structures that peoiitrzird function over decoration.

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Since money was _____ for the burgeoning nation, the project was only able to secure a budget of 175 million ______. That’s the modern equivalent of roughly 500 million US dollars— which is barely enough to build a pair of skyscrapers today. The project also had low public _______ because the plans required the further displacement of local villages. The government compensated protesting residents with _____ to buy new homes. But their agricultural lands would still be overtaken by the new city.

Nehru’s plan for _____ was off to a rocky start. But the city’s _____ were as inspiring as they were innovative. In 1949, Nehru commissioned ________ architect ______ Mayer, whose initial designs laid out green spaces, _________ neighborhoods, and _________ traffic systems. When Mayer left the project due to his business partner’s death, his plans were taken even further by renowned French architect Le Corbusier. Known as one of the fathers of ______ architecture, Le Corbusier prioritized __________ designs devoid of ornamentation. His style championed unornamented ________ for creating efficient structures that ___________ function over decoration.

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  1. tight
  2. prioritized
  3. organized
  4. rupees
  5. funds
  6. concrete
  7. functional
  8. plans
  9. unity
  10. sectioned
  11. modern
  12. american
  13. support
  14. albert

Original Text


Since money was tight for the burgeoning nation, the project was only able to secure a budget of 175 million rupees. That’s the modern equivalent of roughly 500 million US dollars— which is barely enough to build a pair of skyscrapers today. The project also had low public support because the plans required the further displacement of local villages. The government compensated protesting residents with funds to buy new homes. But their agricultural lands would still be overtaken by the new city.

Nehru’s plan for unity was off to a rocky start. But the city’s plans were as inspiring as they were innovative. In 1949, Nehru commissioned American architect Albert Mayer, whose initial designs laid out green spaces, sectioned neighborhoods, and organized traffic systems. When Mayer left the project due to his business partner’s death, his plans were taken even further by renowned French architect Le Corbusier. Known as one of the fathers of modern architecture, Le Corbusier prioritized functional designs devoid of ornamentation. His style championed unornamented concrete for creating efficient structures that prioritized function over decoration.

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