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New Delhi Making Of A Capital

Malvika Singh, Rudrangshu Mukherjee and Pramod Kapoor

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New Delhi was born at two o’clock on 12 December 1911, as King George V proclaimed it to be India’s new capital at his grand Coronation Durbar. New Delhi: Making of a Capital pieces together the story of the eighth reincarnation of this historic city. Breaking new ground, this book showcases century-old telegrams, m...aps, plans, drawings, letters, and scraps of paper; the Agreement that the chief architects – Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker – signed together; the sharp arguments the two had on key architectural issues; and a lot more. Numerous newspaper reports, articles, and editorials about the extravagant city, including vigorous debates in the House of Lords have been featured here for the first time.

Exclusive pictures of the earliest stages of levelling the massive Raisina Hill are followed by the blockby- block construction of what are today the Rashtrapati Bhavan (initially known as Government House), the Parliament House (known as Council House), and North and South Block (or the Secretariat buildings). A range of aerial shots capture the growth of the new city from a barren landscape into a bustling metropolis.

This pathbreaking work is an amalgamation of fragments of history, recreating the era of struggle, disquiet, and passion in which this great urban centre was built. New Delhi: Making of a Capital traverses between that formative age and the turbulent present bringing history to you from long-forgotten, dusty shelves.

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Authors

  • Daughter of the late Romesh Thapar, Malvika Singh is the publisher of Seminar, a prestigious monthly magazine of ideas, founded in 1959. She has authored several books: Bhutan: Through the lens of the King New Delhi: Making of a Capital Delhi: India in One City and Snowdon's India. She has edited Delhi: The First City Chennai: A City of Change Hyderabad: A City of Hope Kolkata: A Soul City Lucknow: A City Between Cultures Mumbai: A City of Dreams and Freeing the Spirit: Iconic Women of India. She has also worked extensively in theatre and film and was decorated as a Dame in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain in 2009.

  • Rudrangshu Mukherjee is a historian and journalist. Currently running the editorial pages of The Telegraph, he has held various academic posts and taught, among others, at Calcutta, Princeton and Manchester universities. He is the author of several books, most recently Mangal Pandey: Brave Martyr or Accidental Hero, India Then and Now, Awadh in Revolt, 1857-58: A Study of Popular Resistance and Spectre of Violence: The 1857 Kanpur Massacres. He is also the editor of The Penguin Gandhi Reader and Great Speeches of Modern India. Mukherjee lives in Kolkata. Pramod Kapoor is a collector of historical records and photographs, and a publisher by prefession. The photographs for this book were lovingly collected over a long period of time from all over the world.

  • Pramod Kapoor, the founder and publisher of Roli Books (established in 1978), has over the course of his illustrious career, conceived and produced award-winning books that have proven to be game-changers in the world of publishing. Be it the hit ‘Then and Now’ series and the seminal Made for Maharajas, or even the internationally acclaimed Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography, which is published in eleven editions in most major languages worldwide. In 2016, he was conferred with the prestigious Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), the highest civil and military award in France, for his contribution towards producing books that have changed the landscape of Indian publishing. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Mahatma Award 2021 (an Aditya Birla Group initiative) for Lifetime Achievement for his contribution to publishing and literature in India.

ISBN
9788174368621
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
240
Weight (kg)
1.4
Height (in)
10.75
Width (in)
10
Subject
Architecture, History
Published Date
15/11/24
Publisher
Roli Books

Authors

  • Daughter of the late Romesh Thapar, Malvika Singh is the publisher of Seminar, a prestigious monthly magazine of ideas, founded in 1959. She has authored several books: Bhutan: Through the lens of the King New Delhi: Making of a Capital Delhi: India in One City and Snowdon's India. She has edited Delhi: The First City Chennai: A City of Change Hyderabad: A City of Hope Kolkata: A Soul City Lucknow: A City Between Cultures Mumbai: A City of Dreams and Freeing the Spirit: Iconic Women of India. She has also worked extensively in theatre and film and was decorated as a Dame in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain in 2009.

  • Rudrangshu Mukherjee is a historian and journalist. Currently running the editorial pages of The Telegraph, he has held various academic posts and taught, among others, at Calcutta, Princeton and Manchester universities. He is the author of several books, most recently Mangal Pandey: Brave Martyr or Accidental Hero, India Then and Now, Awadh in Revolt, 1857-58: A Study of Popular Resistance and Spectre of Violence: The 1857 Kanpur Massacres. He is also the editor of The Penguin Gandhi Reader and Great Speeches of Modern India. Mukherjee lives in Kolkata. Pramod Kapoor is a collector of historical records and photographs, and a publisher by prefession. The photographs for this book were lovingly collected over a long period of time from all over the world.

  • Pramod Kapoor, the founder and publisher of Roli Books (established in 1978), has over the course of his illustrious career, conceived and produced award-winning books that have proven to be game-changers in the world of publishing. Be it the hit ‘Then and Now’ series and the seminal Made for Maharajas, or even the internationally acclaimed Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography, which is published in eleven editions in most major languages worldwide. In 2016, he was conferred with the prestigious Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), the highest civil and military award in France, for his contribution towards producing books that have changed the landscape of Indian publishing. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Mahatma Award 2021 (an Aditya Birla Group initiative) for Lifetime Achievement for his contribution to publishing and literature in India.

ISBN
9788174368621
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
240
Weight (kg)
1.4
Height (in)
10.75
Width (in)
10
Subject
Architecture, History
Published Date
15/11/24
Publisher
Roli Books

Reviews

Dilip Bobb in India Today

Published Date:- November 1, 2024

What sets this book apart is the incredible wealth of rare and unpublished material… The making of a Capital was a fascinating odyssey, and so is this book. It explains the concepts behind the broad avenues, the grand buildings, the material used, the choice of greenery, the design and the layout.’

Time Out

Published Date:- October 4, 2024

Beautiful and pathbreaking… A must-buy for Delhi-dwellers, city planners and lovers of history.’


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