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The book 'Raisina Hill' traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad built on the bank's of river Yamuna in 1638 to New Delhi, the new capital of British-ruled India. Though there seems no affinity between the 'garden-city' of New Delhi and the seventeenth-century 'Old Delhi', yet when one looks deeper, Shahjahan's city and the British capital were both the result of a passion for building, both imperial in scale and designed to awe. The book unfolds full of surprises as a good treasure-hunt. Hope it will draw lots of Delhiwalas out into the wonderful…mehr

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The book 'Raisina Hill' traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad built on the bank's of river Yamuna in 1638 to New Delhi, the new capital of British-ruled India. Though there seems no affinity between the 'garden-city' of New Delhi and the seventeenth-century 'Old Delhi', yet when one looks deeper, Shahjahan's city and the British capital were both the result of a passion for building, both imperial in scale and designed to awe. The book unfolds full of surprises as a good treasure-hunt. Hope it will draw lots of Delhiwalas out into the wonderful history with which they are surrounded. More than 170 precious photos are featured in the book. History can ne written & re-written but photos can never be taken again. About the Author: The author was born and raised in Delhi. After retiring from a government job in 2017, author began researching the city's ancient history. The author has written four books about Delhi's history, which can be found on Amazon and Flipkart. The digital versions are also available on Google Book.
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Autorenporträt
Probir Kumar Ghosh am a retired officer from Government PSUs and presently busy with writing Delhi's history. Born in Lutyen's Delhi in late fifties and witnessed ups and down of New Delhi. Retired in 2017 and wrote three books about the history of Bengali community in Delhi.