Delhi : Stories in stones

From red fort to raisina…

The ruined cities of Delhi add to the ancient flavour and a Journey through the archaeological sites trace the history ofUrbanisation.

1.Indraprastha2.Lalkot3.Meharauli4.Siri5.Tughlaqabad6.Jahanpanah7.Ferozabad8.Dinpanah9.Shahjahanabad10.Lutyen’s Delhi

URBANISATION IN THE MODERN ERA

The year 1911 changed the course of Indian history. The many protest movements led by Bengalis , the MohunBagan Victory and an inclination towards Ancient Indian Culture led to the shift of the British capital from Calcuttato Delhi. A Mughal city was transformed into a modern Capital with an English touch by the talented architect Edwin Lutyens.

TRANSPORT:THEN AND NOW……………

Delhi , being the capital city, offers an extremely smooth transport network. The history of modern transport in Delhi can be traced back to the days of Raj. Much before the Mutiny of 1857 , the imperial servants commissionedVictorian buggies which ran between the Company bunglows and residencies.The Delhi Junction is the oldest railway station in Delhi . It was established in 1864 with a single broad gauge train from calcutta.

THE TRANSPORT TRANSFORMATION1. DTC Buses

2. Delhi Metro

3. Auto-rickshaws

4. Cycle rickshaws

5. City cabs

Delhi economics in a nutshellForeign direct investment (FDI) in the city has

increased considerably in the last few years with

investments in major sectors such as real estate

India, Business Process Outsourcing, Information

Technology, IT enabled services, Telecom, etc.

The regions of Noida, Gurgaon and

Faridabad are frequented by the youth

in search of jobs.

Capital Clothing: then & now

Delhi’s cosmopolitan atmosphere

has given rise to a confluence

of clothing styles. It was a huge

transformation from Mughal

textiles to European clothes and a

short phase of Swadeshi clothes.

Later it was influenced by the

migrants and now Delhi offers a

wide selection of clothes .The

urban teens are Contributing to

the fashion world everyday.

Cultural confluence :

Then & now………..

Developments in art : 1857 to 20001) After the decline of royal patronage for miniature Paintings , Delhi became an important centre for theproduction of Company paintings.2) Many craftsmen from all over the country migrated to Delhi in search for jobs after the Princely states signed The Instrument of Accession. Realizing the importanceof our traditional arts, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay foundedthe Crafts Council of India.3) The National Gallery of Modern Art was founded in orderto preserve works of art from the contemporary era and recent past. The museum is housed in the grand Jaipur House, designed by Sir Arthur Bloomfield, as a residence for the Maharaja of Jaipur .

Museums and art galleries

•NATIONAL MUSEUM

•NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART

•INDIAN CRAFTS MUSEUM

•ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM , RED FORT

•RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN MUSEUM

•SANSKRTTI KENDRA TERRACOTA MUSEUM

•SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY MUSEUM

•NATIONAL PHILATELY MUSEUM

•NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM

•GHALIB MUSEUM AND LIBRARY

CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA ………………1.Muzaffar Ali’s ‘ Jahan-e-Khusrau’ is an event

showcasing Sufi culture.

2. ‘Indradhanush’ organized by the President of

India, is an initiative to preserve Hindustani Classical

music and other art traditions.

IS OUR CAPITAL CLEAN ???

•Delhi has extremely clean and smooth roadslined with trees on the sides. Lutyen’s Delhi isthe cleanest part with patches of green allaround.

•Old Delhi is comparatively dirty and houses a large number of slums with unhealthyenvironment . This area is congested and polluted.Yamuna pollution is another majorthreat to the residents.

Capturing

The

Capital