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India / Delhi / The City

The capital of India, now given the status of an independent state, is also its seat of power. Surrounded by the states of Haryana and U.P. this bustling city has a blend of the old and new, the oriental and the western, the quiet and congested. Spread over1485 sq.kms, the city home to 8.4 million people from all over the country.

Delhi is divided into 2 parts. The old city is settled within the remnants of a sturdy defensive wall and spread to the west of the most of the famous Red Fort built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648 A.D. The planning of New Delhi began 1911 under Edward Lutyens, soon after the declaration of King Emperor George V. at the Delhi. Meant to be an emphatic statement of the magnificence and permanence of British rule in India, the new city was inaugurated on 9th of February 1931.

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