The core of the capital of India often goes by the moniker ‘Lutyens’ Delhi’, after Sir Edwin Lutyens, the British architect who was in charge of designing the grand colonial capital. But mention names like Sobha Singh, Baisakha Singh, Narain Singh, Dharam Singh and Seth Haroun and you’re likely to draw a blank.
Yet it is the contribution of men like these, who were part of a large network of Indian contractors who were as pivotal as #Lutyens was in raising this new city.
Pic: Parliament House when it was built
The Indians who Built New Delhi
https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2019/11/15/the-indians-who-built-new-delhi
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