Out and about in Delhi

 Hi Everyone,

Now over 1400 miles towards the target of 4500

Tushar, Mala, and Juhi have been out in Delhi again.....

Hello Everyone!

Hope you all are doing well. Here we are with our next ramble, which we did yesterday. This time we chose the Lutyens' Delhi (New Delhi) to ramble around. The total distance covered by us was around 9.5 KM, starting from the President's House to the National Museum and moved forward towards the India Gate and finishing the walk at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, near Connaught Place. 

While Shahjahanabad had been the capital during Mughal era, New Delhi was chosen as the seat of power by the British Govt. in 1911  (Officially in 1931) shifting the capital from Calcutta to Delhi. But why this decision was taken? First, the British govt. believed it was easier to rule from the centre location, like Delhi, rather than ruling from the far eastern city. Moreover, it was a great source of creating a lineage and gaining support of masses, as Delhi had previously been the capital of Muslim and Hindu rulers in medieval and ancient/ early medieval time, respectively. That is how the cornerstone of the new imperial capital city was laid. 

Sir Edwin Lutyens, a British architect, was assigned the contract of designing the India's new capital, in partnership with H. Baker. Sir Lutyens believed, "Architecture, more than any other art, represents the intellectual program of those that are in authority". Keeping this in mind, they chose the Raisina Hill as an appropriate location for building the Viceroy's House (now President's House).

The monuments of this very city, particularly the President's house, represent the Indo-Saracenic architecture, as it incorporates both the Indian and the western style of architecture. The Rajpath (Kingsway) connects India Gate, to the President's House. Also, Lutyens Bungalow Zone was then built for the British officials, these bungalows are now allocated to Indian MPs and senior govt. officials. 

The Lutyens' Delhi consists of two very famous markets, Khan Market and Palika Bazar located at Connaught Place. The major attraction and the most visiting part of this area is the Connaught Place. Although it comes under the Lutyens' Dehi, it was the creation of Robert Tor Russell. 

On balance, it was lovely to walk around the New Delhi and we are enjoying this great program. We had such wonderful and great experiences that will stay with us forever. Thanks for making us part of this team. 

Thanks and Regards

Tushar, Mala and Juhi

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