When was delhi declared capital of india

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Data has been provided by organisations of the Ministry of Culture. Government of India. Skip to main content. User account menu Log in. Share QR Code. Back To Results. Delhi: Imperial Capital of British India. Shifting of the Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was led by two major factors: Indian Councils Act of The ongoing crisis caused by the Bengal partition.

Coronation Durbar of Plan of Delhi of The British took the following sites into consideration The land on the eastern bank of the Jamuna- This site was rejected because of a lack of historical affiliation and its vulnerability to frequent flooding. The site to the north of Delhi, on the west bank of Jamuna- This was the Durbar area which was already invested on and well connected with the Indian railways.

When further investigated, the committee found that land acquisition and its treatment was costly. The ridge area was also discarded as no new buildings could be erected next to the Mutiny memorial. They believed that this area could be nothing more than a park.

The western slopes of the hills in South of Delhi - This area was found to be rocky which runs out to Rohilla Sarai shutting out the view of Delhi and it had no historical significance. The new capital was carved out from undivided Punjab province and was named 'New Delhi' in Initially, everyone was hoping that the new capital would be ready within four years.

But unavoidable events like World War I delayed the process to over 20 years. The war, which imposed stringent funding constraints, affected the construction of the capital of British India.

As they say, swift as an arrow, the British set up a temporary seat of government in Civil Lines. And in , constructed a secretariat building to house government offices while the North and South Blocks were constructed on Raisina Hill in New Delhi. However, for Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker it took another 20 years to complete 'New Delhi' before it could be inaugurated as the capital of undivided India in Calcutta was situated in the eastern coastal part of the country, while Delhi was located in the northern part.

Connaught Place was designed as a part of Lutyens Delhi, and is one landmark that defines the capital even after all these decades. This was Chandni Chowk before all the illegal encroachments made the place an eye sore.

Today, our President travels in snazzy cars. But nothing can beat the classiness of a cavalcade of horse drawn carriages. Rajendra Prasad in Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail. New Delhi, the capital of India's British rulers, was the eight in the series of city built one after another by successive lines of rulers. The national government, which took over on the attainment of independence in August, , has not built another city. New Delhi, has, however, expanded manifold and is rapidly undergoing transformation.

It is from New Delhi that most visitors form their first impression of the city. Much of the New Delhi was built between After independence, Delhi became the capital of new nation. With the advent of independence, its importance has increased manifold and Delhi has now became the political, economic and culture capital of country. The built - up heritage of Delhi are to be found in groups in the successive cities.