From Ghalib's Dilli to Lutyens' New Delhi : a documentary record / edited by Mushirul Hasan and Dinyar Patel.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.Description: xvii, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780198084990 (hbk.)
- 954.56 HAS
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Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru | VAM Collection | 4th Floor | 954.56 HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | G45224 |
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.
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