The Day Delhi Became Capital of India

Brut India

On this day in 1931, Delhi was inaugurated as the capital of British India. Here is the surprising story of how the city became the country's  centre of power.

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00:00Music

00:29The chariots, the carriages were coming in.

00:33The two heralds on black chargers came and blew the trumpets and announced the end of the Darbar.

00:39Suddenly the king pulled out a piece of paper from the hand of the Viceroy Lord Hardinge

00:44and in his gentle voice read out something which changed the history of this country.

00:49Music

01:20It wasn't something that was in the offing. It really was a very well kept secret.

01:26Music

01:42Some very ingenious Indian entrepreneurs of that time

01:47came to Delhi and decided to work with the British to get a contract.

01:52Soba Singh was one of those along with some other Sardar families

01:57and I always call those five Sardar families the first families of New Delhi.

02:01Music

02:31Music

02:45Boom!

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