From Ghalib's DILLI to Lutyen's New Dheli: A Documentary Record

by Mushirul Hasan and Dinyar Patel

New Delhi, as envisioned at the grand durbar of 1911, was intended to be many things -a political symbol, a modern city, an imperial capital. It was a city meant to symbolize a new era for the British Raj, representative of political change and openness to Indian traditions and public sentiment.

By bringing together some of the key documents on New Delhi between 1911 and 1914, this volume helps throw light on the infant capital's evolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198084994
• ISBN13: 9780198084990
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"