Narayani Gupta
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The Rashrrapati Bhavan is part of the narrative of international architecture and town-plabbibg, which entered a new phase at the beginning of the 20th century. It is the last of the many 'palaces; built in Delhi over centuries. It is also the last of the palatial residences built by the British in India. The designing of the Viceroy's House marked a crucial moment in the balavce Indian and British builders, an issue touching the question of style and sunstance, ...
Delhi is a city of continuity. The excavations at Purana Qila indicate that the history of Delhi goes back to the first millennium B. C. Delhi is, therefore, one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. It is a city of many layers, each with its own story, where many-a-city were built, destroyed and then rebuilt. Many of Delhi's rulers played a dual role, first as destroyers and then as builders. It is ironic that even after independence, we continue to ...
Felice A. Beato features in most nineteenth century histories of photography as one of its pioneers, partly because of his adventurous subject-matter. He was at Crimea in 1856 and in India in January 1858 to record the last embers of the ‘Mutiny’ of 1857. In 1860 he proceeded to China where he recorded more British military exploits and, after spending some years in Japan, moved to Burma, where he died around 1908. By the ...
The late Professor Eric Stokes conducted pioneering researches in certain areas of nineteenth century certain areas of nineteenth century South Asian history and established a lively scholarly tradition at Cambridge. The English Utilitarians in India (1959); The Peasant and the Raj (1968); and The Peasant Armed: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1978) represent major works of historical scholarship. In all his writings, as Chris Bayly tells us, the discovery of ...
Delhi Then: A city of empires and dynasties, Delhi through the ages has evoked nostalgia of its history written on the red sandstone walls. From Quila Rai Pithora to the palace on Raisina Hill, the changing face of Delhi is remarkably discernible in these photographs – a special collection that gives words to the spoken and unspoken history of this city. Delhi Now: A city of dreams and desires, Delhi’s urban landscape is incomplete without the stones of seven ...