the great Delhi Durbar of 1911, and hence came into existence, a new capital city—New Delhi. Soon after which, the princely states came up with highly structured palaces in the capital—Hyderabad House, Baroda House, Jaipur House, Bikaner House, Patiala House, to name a few.
The speaker, Sumanta Bhowmick, will unravel the story behind the story, answering questions like - why did the British government allot prime land to the princely states and how, how did the construction come up and under whose architectural design, who occupied these palaces and what were the events held, what happened to these palatial buildings after the integration of the states with the Indian Republic; via archival research, interviews with royalty and unpublished photographs from the royal private collection.
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the great Delhi Durbar of 1911, and hence came into existence, a new capital city—New Delhi. Soon after which, the princely states came up with highly structured palaces in the capital—Hyderabad House, Baroda House, Jaipur House, Bikaner House, Patiala House, to name a few.
The speaker, Sumanta Bhowmick, will unravel the story behind the story, answering questions like - why did the British government allot prime land to the princely states and how, how did the construction come up and under whose architectural design, who occupied these palaces and what were the events held, what happened to these palatial buildings after the integration of the states with the Indian Republic; via archival research, interviews with royalty and unpublished photographs from the royal private collection.
Entry: free