Celebrating 100

Years of Delhi AS a Capital of

India

In 1911, king George visited India and it was

during his tenure that Delhi became the new capital

of India. Delhi saw some significant developments

during this period in the form of buildings,

infrastructure, parliamentary buildings and public

offices. The interception of British rule in India also

witnessed a new city being formed in the name of

New Delhi or the Lutyens’ Delhi.

On December 12, 1911, the capital of colonized India

was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, re-establishing

the city as the political centre for the British Empire

in the country. This month, Delhi completes its

centenary year as the capital of modern day India

Some Important Places of 100 year Old Delhi

Delhi Durbar

It was a century ago in 1911, in a tent city of 25,000 people built on the plains of north India, that King George V who came to India to be crowned Emperor stood before princes and maharajahs, soldiers and bureaucrats, and made a surprise announcement that Delhi would be the new capital of India.

India Gate(1911-2011)

. India Gate is situated on the Raj Path of New Delhi. India Gate was built by Edwin Lutyens to pay homage to the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I and the Afgan War.

Jama Masjid(1911-2011)

The royal procession moves towards the Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi, India, 1911.

A crowd gathers at the Jama Masjid on the occasion of the Delhi Durbar in Delhi, India, 1903.

Qutub Minar

Qutb-u'd-Din Aibak, the first sultan of Delhi, laid the foundation stones of Kutub Minar in AD 1199. Some historian opine that that the objective behind its construction was to give a platform to Mu'azzin to give calls for prayer. He was the one who raised the first storey. Then he died. The credit of completing the construction goes his successor and son-in-law, Shamsu'd-Din Iitutmish, who also added three more stories to it.

Their Majesties inspect the Naval Guard of Honour as they enter the fort in Delhi, India, 1911.

Red Fort in Delhi: The Symbol of India(1911-2011)

Viceroy’s House(1911)

The Viceroy's House in New Delhi, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, circa 1930. Later known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan, it has been the official residence of the President of India. Getty Images

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