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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had buried a time capsule outside one of the gate of Red Fort complex,The Indira Gandhi government named this time capsule "Kalpaatra", Delhi containing post-independence history of India on 15 August 1972 amid political opposition. It was scheduled to be opened after 1000 years.
Delhi has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. [ 1] The recorded history of Delhi begins with the 8th century Tomar Rajputs kingdom. It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded the Indian subcontinent would ransack the existing capital ...
7 July. Allan attacks Delhi leading to the slaughter of Delhi. 12 July. Brigadier-General Sir Henry Havelock defeats rebels at Fatehpur, en-route to Cawnpore. 15 July. Allan goes to Barrackpore and assembles a large standing army of nearly 6000 men and prepares for battle. 15 July.
India. The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 7.21 metres (23 feet 8 inches) high with a 41-centimetre (16 in) diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II (reigned c. 375–415 CE ), and now stands in the Qutub complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. [ 1][ 2] It's mostly known for its unique rust-resistant composition that was unprecedent ...
1947 – Dominion of India: New Delhi becomes the capital of India. 1950 – India. 1956 – Delhi is made into a Union Territory. 1991 – Delhi is formally made into a National Capital Territory. 1996 – Lajpat Nagar Market Blast kills 13 people and injures 39. 2001. 13 December: 2001 Indian Parliament attack takes place.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah[ 1] is the dargah ( mausoleum) of the Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325 CE). Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi, the dargah is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week. [ 2] The site is also known for its evening qawwali devotional music sessions. [ 3][ 4]
A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. [ 1] The preservation of holy relics dates back for millennia, but the practice of preparing and preserving a collection of everyday artifacts ...
The International Time Capsule Society ( ITCS) is an organization devoted to the subject of time capsules. Founded in 1990 at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States (following the lead of a precursor group established in 1937), the ITCS tracks the creation and status of time capsules in countries around the world.