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Delhi [Book] : Red Fort to Raisina / edited by J.P. Losty ... [et al.] ; concept, Pramod Kapoor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Lustre Press, c2012.Description: 248 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9788174368614
  • 8174368612
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.56 23
Other classification:
  • 954.56
Contents:
Introduction / J.P. Losty -- Delineating Delhi : images of the Mughal capital / J.P. Losty -- Life in Shahjahanabad / Salman Khurshid -- Architecture of Shahjahanabad / Ratish Nanda -- Map of Shahjahanabad, 1846-47 -- Making of New Delhi / Malvika Singh.
Summary: Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad built on the banks of river Yamuna in 1638 to New Delhi the new capital of British-ruled India in 1911. From Red Fort to Jama Masjid and from Jahanara Bagh to Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, every palace, mosque, bazaar, and bagh in the Mughal city was planned to perfection. The new city too, designed in the early twentieth century, was a blend of Mughal architecture and modern aesthetics. This book celebrates the centenary with four essays on different aspects of Delhi's history by JP Losty, Salman Khurshid, Ratish Nanda, and Malvika Singh. A lively portrait of the city and its culture and people, the book documents the transition of the old-world charm of Shahjahanabad to a modern city with a new seat of power built on the Raisina Hill.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-242) and index.

Introduction / J.P. Losty -- Delineating Delhi : images of the Mughal capital / J.P. Losty -- Life in Shahjahanabad / Salman Khurshid -- Architecture of Shahjahanabad / Ratish Nanda -- Map of Shahjahanabad, 1846-47 -- Making of New Delhi / Malvika Singh.

Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad built on the banks of river Yamuna in 1638 to New Delhi the new capital of British-ruled India in 1911. From Red Fort to Jama Masjid and from Jahanara Bagh to Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, every palace, mosque, bazaar, and bagh in the Mughal city was planned to perfection. The new city too, designed in the early twentieth century, was a blend of Mughal architecture and modern aesthetics. This book celebrates the centenary with four essays on different aspects of Delhi's history by JP Losty, Salman Khurshid, Ratish Nanda, and Malvika Singh. A lively portrait of the city and its culture and people, the book documents the transition of the old-world charm of Shahjahanabad to a modern city with a new seat of power built on the Raisina Hill.

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