From Ghalib's Dilli to Lutyens' New Delhi : a documentary record /
From Ghalib's Dilli to Lutyens' New Delhi : a documentary record /
edited by Mushirul Hasan and Dinyar Patel.
- New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- xvii, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
it includes index.
Transfer of the Capital --
Plan of the Capital --
Temporary works department --
Site selections --
Land acquisition --
Appeals/protest/request --
Town planning committee --
Health and environment.
This book brings together official government correspondence which reveals Delhi's evolution from 1911 and 1914. It describes the hurdles encountered—administrative, financial, legal, military, and interest group-based—in establishing the capital city as well as many unknown facets on urban planning, health, environment, and geography in the early twentieth century Delhi.
9780198084990 (hbk.)
Delhi--History
Planning and Development.
Capital city--India.
954.56 HAS
it includes index.
Transfer of the Capital --
Plan of the Capital --
Temporary works department --
Site selections --
Land acquisition --
Appeals/protest/request --
Town planning committee --
Health and environment.
This book brings together official government correspondence which reveals Delhi's evolution from 1911 and 1914. It describes the hurdles encountered—administrative, financial, legal, military, and interest group-based—in establishing the capital city as well as many unknown facets on urban planning, health, environment, and geography in the early twentieth century Delhi.
9780198084990 (hbk.)
Delhi--History
Planning and Development.
Capital city--India.
954.56 HAS