The aura of power: Delhi as a capital down the centuries
Key information
- Date
- Time
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6:00 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, University of London
- Room
- Wolfson Lecture Theatre (Paul Webley Wing)
- Event type
- Lecture
About this event
This talk examines the fascinating history of Delhi, its evolution from a modest trading centre – to the capital of a small kingdom – to the seat of several successive dynasties, and the capital of one the largest empires of its time – the Mughal empire.
It ends with the British colonial authorities’ decision to transfer their capital from Calcutta to Delhi, in order to truly reinvent the British ‘Raj’.
Speaker
Dr Swapna Liddle holds a B.A. in History from St. Stephen's College (1989), Delhi University, M.A. (1991) and MPhil (1993) in Modern Indian History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and PhD (2007) from Jamia Millia Islamia. Dr Liddle is acclaimed for her research on Delhi architecture, food and heritage, and also is an art curator.
She is the author of several books, including The Broken Script, Shahjehanabad: Mapping a Mughal City, Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi, Cannaught Place and the Making of New Delhi, among others.
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