Tuesday, March 15, 2011

DELHI - 100 YEARS AS CAPITAL

ON THE BANKS OF THE YAMUNA,IS THE CAPITAL OF DELHI. THIS YEAR IT CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY AS A NATION'S CAPITAL. DELHI WAS A MAJOR POLITICAL,CULTURAL AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL CITY ON THE TRADE ROUTE BETWEEN NOTHWEST INDIA AND THE GANGETIC PLAIN,AFTER THE RISE OF THE DELHI SULTANATES. IT IS A CITY STEEPED IN HISTORY AND SOME OF THE MONUMENTS ARE STILL THERE TODAY.IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES,CALCUTTA WAS THE CAPITAL. IT WAS KING GEORGE 5TH ANNOUNCED THAT THE CAPITAL WOULD BE SHIFTED BACK TO DELHI. THIS IS A MULTICULTURAL COSMOLITAN METROPOLIS AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MIGRATED TO IT AND MADE THIS HOME.

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