Rajnish Wattas,  former principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture is an author, architectural critic and  heritage expert with hundreds of professional papers/articles published in technical journals.  In addition, he has published nearly 500   general essays, travelogues and features  on diverse topics  in leading newspapers  and magazines. He has co-authored two books Trees of Chandigarh and Sukhna: Sublime Lake of Chandigarh and co-edited  LE REDICOVERD: Chandigarh and Beyond. He has lectured widely at prestigious forums including Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, American Institute of Architecture NYC, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and at the Academy of Architecture, Mendrisio, Switzerland. A member of the ‘Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee’ he is also member of  various other expert groups and founder-president of ‘Chandigarh Tree Lovers’ group.