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Map of Delhi and New Delhi after the First World War. The descriptions are in Czech. The main street, now termed Chandni Chowk, runs from the Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid. Originally a canal ran through the middle of the street. North of the street, there is the mansion of Begum Samru, now called Bhagirath Palace.
Old Delhi 28°39′21″N 77°14′31″E / 28.655890°N 77.242016°E / 28.655890; 77.242016 ( SL. No. Red Fort , which includes Naubat Khana , Diwan-i-Am , Mumtaz Mahal , Rang Mahal , Baithak, Muthamman Burj , Diwan-i-Khas , Moti Masjid , Sawan and Bhadon , Shahi Burj , Hammam with all surrounding including the gardens, paths ...
Edwin Lutyens who designed the new capital of British India, New Delhi, in the 1920s, had aligned the central vista, now Rajpath, with Purana Qila. [10] During the Partition of India, in August 1947 the Purana Qila along with the neighbouring Humayun's Tomb, became the site for refuge camps for Muslims migrating to newly founded Pakistan.
Delhi, 1863 [4] Delhi today. In Pali Buddhist literature, Indraprastha was known as Indapatta. The location of Indraprastha is uncertain, but the Purana Qila in present-day New Delhi is frequently cited [a] [5] and has been noted as such in texts as old as the 14th-century CE. [6]
Eenadu (Telugu: ఈనాడు; lit. ' Today/This Land ') [4] is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper In India predominantly distributed in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. [5] [6] Founded by Ramoji Rao in 1974 in Visakhapatnam, it has been a significant presence in Telugu journalism. [7]
Jahanpanah was the fourth medieval city of Delhi established in 1326–1327 by Delhi Sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq.To counter the persistent threat of Mongol invasions, Tughlaq constructed the fortified city of Jahanpanah (meaning "Refuge of the World" in Persian), incorporating the Adilabad Fort, built in the 14th century, along with all the establishments located between Qila Rai Pithora and ...
Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (Hindi: उत्तराञ्चल) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand). Other changes ...
Telugu is one of the languages designated as a classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world. [10] Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of erstwhile Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Coastal Andhra. [14]