Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina - Hardcover

Photo Editing By Pramod Kapoor; Edited By JP Losty; Contributions From Salman Khurshid; Ratish Nanda; Malvika Singh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8174368612 ISBN 13: 9788174368614

Publisher: Roli Books, 2012

Synopsis

• Rare and first-time-published archival images of Delhi including a rare fold out map of Shahjahanabad
• Published to mark the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of New Delhi
• Accompanies an exhibition held at IGNCA, New Dehli

Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad built on the banks of river Yamuna in 1638 to New Delhi the new capital of British-ruled India in 1911. From Red Fort to Jama Masjid and from Jahanara Bagh to Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, every palace, mosque, bazaar, and bagh in the Mughal city was planned to perfection. The new city too, designed in the early twentieth century, was a blend of Mughal architecture and modern aesthetics. This book celebrates the centenary with four essays on different aspects of Delhi's history. A lively portrait of the city and its culture and people, the book documents the transition of the old-world charm of Shahjahanabad to a modern city with a new seat of power built on the Raisina Hill.

Contents:
Introduction - JP Losty;
Delineating Delhi: Images of the Mughal Capital - JP Losty;
Life in Shahjahanabad - Salman Khurshid;
Architecture of Shahjahanabad - Ratish Nanda;
Map of Shahjahanabad, 1846-47;
Making of New Delhi - Malvika Singh;
Bibliography;
Notes;
Index.

About this title

About the Author

Pramod Kapoor is a collector of historical records and photographs, and a publisher by profession. The photographs for this book were lovingly collected by him over a long period of time from all over the world. Often, the best photographs were found in old trunks lying forgotten in dusty attics or damp basements of the palaces. A keen photographer, he has also compiled and researched photographs for pioneering books like India: Then and Now, Witness to Life and Freedom: Margaret-Bourke White in India, New Delhi: Making of a Capital, and the most recent Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina.

JP Losty was formerly Curator-in-charge of the extensive Indian visual collections in the British Library in London. He has published books and papers on many aspects of the painting of India from the 12th to the 19th centuries. The paintings of late Mughal Delhi are central to his interests, and he has recently authored a book on Delhi topographical painting, titled Delhi 360: Mazhar Ali Khan's View from the Lahore Gate. He has contributed to the catalogue of the forthcoming exhibition on Delhi at the Asia Society, New York.

Salman Khurshid is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, a lawyer, and a writer.

Ratish Nanda, Conservation Architect, is the Projects Director for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in India for whom he was earlier responsible for the Humayun's Tomb Garden Conservation and Baghe Babur Restoration, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Malvika Singh is the Publisher of Seminar, a monthly journal of ideas and alternatives. She is a weekly columnist with The Telegraph, and is the author of titles including: New Delhi: Making of a Capital; Delhi, India in one city and Bhutan: Through the Lens of a King where she wrote the text. She has also edited a series on six Indian cities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Roli Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8174368612
• ISBN 13: 9788174368614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Pramod Kapoor, J. P. Losty