500 km on in Himachal hills, lies unlucky Sec 13

M4PNews|Chandigarh The missing Sector 13 of this mecca for the world’s architects has been found–500 kilometres away in the cold desert Himalayan “Chandigarh” on the National Highway-5 to Tibet. Struck with triskaidekaphobia, a western fear of the unlucky number, Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect who designed India’s first planned city as his lifetime of work, created noSector 13, though he gave Chandigarh everything … Read more

Why 13 is “UNLUCKY” ? Are you triskaidekaphobic

M4PNews Every society has its own belief systems. Beliefs consists of perceptions and conviction upon which people of that system put their act. We may call it superstition, but sometimes it so strongly rooted in the system that even after reasoning, it is tough to alter from people’s perception. One such strong belief or rather … Read more

Jun 15, 2025 09:17 AM IST
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