29 March 2012, 05:30 am
Delhi Durbar 1911
Programme Type
Talks

Delhi Durbar 1911


Speaker: Sunil Raman, co-author of Delhi Durbar 1911: The Complete Story (New Delhi: Roli Books, 2011)

Chair: Dr. Narayani Gupta, author of Delhi Between Two Empires (1981)

An illustrated talk that draws on unpublished official papers to unearth anecdotes and debates on the planning and execution of the Delhi Durbar, which cost the government one million pounds sterling