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‎Capital shift coronation

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Pdewan: /* Capital shift coronation */

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‎Capital shift coronation

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‎Shown the door

Pdewan: /* The Delhi Durbar */

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‎The Delhi Durbar

Pdewan at 08:23, 5 May 2013

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Pdewan: /* The Delhi Durbar */

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‎The Delhi Durbar

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 [http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/capital-shift-coronation/story-2C3d6U9EAFifQF3A254v6K.html   Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma | Capital shift coronation | Aug 29, 2011 | Hindustan Times]
-[[File: delhi darbar tiara.jpg| Delhi Durbar: tiara|frame|500px]]
+[[File: delhi darbar tiara b.jpg| The tiara worn by Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar <br/>94 years later [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1501483/Queen-Camilla-wears-Delhi-Durbar-tiara.html James Burleigh would write in an article, sarcastically titled ‘'Queen' Camilla wears Delhi Durbar tiara,’ for ''The Telegraph ''] <br/> “The Duchess of Cornwall [Camilla Parker Bowles] arrived at Buckingham Palace last night wearing her first royal tiara. <br/> The diamond head piece, loaned to her by the Queen, was the tiara previously worn by Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar to celebrate the coronation of King George V. <br/> It was last worn in 1947 by the Queen Mother for an official visit to South Africa. <br/> The circle of brilliant-cut diamonds mounted in gold and set in platinum was made by Garrards in 1911 and Queen Mary wore it in Delhi to mark the start of King George V's reign as King and Emperor of India. <br/> The tiara previously included five of the Cambridge cabochon emeralds and also was occasionally worn with two diamonds from the Cullinan stone. But the emeralds were removed by Queen Mary and made into another tiara now owned by the Queen - the diamonds were kept separately as a brooch.”|frame|500px]]
 King George V announced the Capital shift from Calcutta to Delhi at the 1911 durbar. Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma report. Durbar Notes
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 But the conservation of these thrones is quite a task. “Every time we need to take these chairs to the conservation laboratory at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, we need a dozen people to lift them. We also have a special trolley to carry them,” says KK Sharma, deputy director, arts, president’s secretariat. Sharma says these chair were used by Indian Presidents till the 1960 at ceremonies held to receive credentials of foreign envoys. “But the queen’s chair has never been used,” adds Sharma.
 Apart from the Thrones, the Marble hall Gallery also has a model of the Crown of King George V that dates back to 1930. It was made by Nannai Mall Contractor as inscribed on crown with date 10. 10. 1930. “Made of brass, it weighs about 200 kgs,” says Sharma.
 =The Delhi Durbar=

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 On the chilly but clear morning of December 12,1911, Delhiites made a beeline for a maidan near Burari to witness the biggest tamasha of the British Raj — the Delhi Durbar.
-[[File: delhidurbar2.jpg| FOR SAIL | The “Medina” leaving Portsmouth for India on November 11, 1911, with King George V on board, to attend the Delhi Durbar ceremony. |frame|500px]]
+[[File: Delhi Durbar of 1911 The king's chair.jpg|Delhi Durbar of 1911: The king's chair |frame|500px]]
 Before 1911, Delhi had hosted two durbars, in 1877 and 1903, to commemorate the coronation of ruling British monarchs. The first time a reigning King attended the coronation durbar was in 1911. The event, however, became historic for another important reason.
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 Back then, Delhi was a modest commercial provincial town. It had been gifted to Punjab by the British for the latter’s support during the 1857 mutiny, its glorious Mughal past forgotten. The shifting of the capital put Delhi back on India’s political map and changed the course of its history. British India’s imperial capital today remains the political nerve centre of the country.
 The Durbar : The durbar arrangements started a year in advance. The site for the durbar was in northwest Delhi— where the previous two durbars had been held. A city of tents came up across 25 square miles, sprawling from present day Civil Lines to Timarpur, Jahangirpuri, Shalimar Bagh, Ashok Vihar, Model Town and Shakurpur.
 At the centre of the camp was the King’s pavilion, spread over 85 acres. Camps of officials and Indian princes were located in order of precedence. The camp had its own railway, connecting it to the amphitheatre where the durbar was held. Sixty four kms of new roads and 80 kms long water mains were constructed.
 On December 12, the royal couple reached the amphitheatre in an open carriage and were seated inside an elaborate two-tier shamiana. The ceremonies included a 101-gun salute, parades, obeisance by rulers of princely states, distribution of medals to military officials and the proclamation.
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 On December 11, 1911, the coronation ceremony of King George V and Queen Mary took place here amid much fanfare and was witnessed by thousands.
 Today, the same park in north Delhi’s Burari has become a cricket playground for children blissfully unaware that this was where the King had announced at the elaborate durbar the plan to shift India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Four days later, on December 15, he had laid the new capital’s foundation stone.
 “Although they (British) intended to build the capital city there, the site was later rejected. A major reason was that the place was swampy, malaria-infested,” says AGK Menon, Delhi chapter head, Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
 The park was recently in the news for the fact that during the Congress plenary session at Burari, PM Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s helicopters had landed at the spot where thousands had witnessed the coronation ceremony.
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 But thankfully, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Delhi Durbar, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in charge of the park, has roped in INTACH for the park’s redevelopment.
 The development plan includes: conservation and rearrangement of the statues at the commemorative zone, an interpretation centre amid landscaped garden and a forest area. “The park will be refurbished before December 2011,” said a senior DDA official.
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 The thrones also have the names of both the King and the Queen and date of Delhi Durbar inscribed on them. “The art section of the President’s Secretariat has a professional conservator who preserves the chairs. Their original colours have been retained,” says Archana Datta, OSD (PR) to President of India.
 But the conservation of these thrones is quite a task. “Every time we need to take these chairs to the conservation laboratory at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, we need a dozen people to lift them. We also have a special trolley to carry them,” says KK Sharma, deputy director, arts, president’s secretariat. Sharma says these chair were used by Indian Presidents till the 1960 at ceremonies held to receive credentials of foreign envoys. “But the queen’s chair has never been used,” adds Sharma.

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 [http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/capital-shift-coronation/story-2C3d6U9EAFifQF3A254v6K.html   Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma | Capital shift coronation | Aug 29, 2011 | Hindustan Times]
 King George V announced the Capital shift from Calcutta to Delhi at the 1911 durbar. Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma report. Durbar Notes
 [[File:delhidurbar1.jpg| A ROYAL TURNOUT |frame|500px]]
 [[File: delhidurbar2.jpg| FOR SAIL | The “Medina” leaving Portsmouth for India on November 11, 1911, with King George V on board, to attend the Delhi Durbar ceremony. |frame|500px]]
 Before 1911, Delhi had hosted two durbars, in 1877 and 1903, to commemorate the coronation of ruling British monarchs. The first time a reigning King attended the coronation durbar was in 1911. The event, however, became historic for another important reason.

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 King George V announced the Capital shift from Calcutta to Delhi at the 1911 durbar. Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma report. Durbar Notes
 On the chilly but clear morning of December 12,1911, Delhiites made a beeline for a maidan near Burari to witness the biggest tamasha of the British Raj — the Delhi Durbar.

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 =Capital shift coronation=
 [http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/capital-shift-coronation/story-2C3d6U9EAFifQF3A254v6K.html   Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma | Capital shift coronation | Aug 29, 2011 | Hindustan Times]
 King George V announced the Capital shift from Calcutta to Delhi at the 1911 durbar. Sidhartha Roy, Nivedita Khandekar, Manoj Sharma report. Durbar Notes
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 Apart from the Thrones, the Marble hall Gallery also has a model of the Crown of King George V that dates back to 1930. It was made by Nannai Mall Contractor as inscribed on crown with date 10. 10. 1930. “Made of brass, it weighs about 200 kgs,” says Sharma.
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+=The Delhi Durbar=
-===From the archives of the The Times of India  OCTOBER 25 | 1911 onwards===
+==From the archives of the The Times of India  OCTOBER 25 | 1911 onwards==
 [http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2013/05/05&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00601&ViewMode=HTML The Times of India]
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 Sir John Hewett was president of the Delhi Coronation Durbar Committee. Times of India reported that he was allowed a private secretary and aide de camp. He was given a house in Simla (then summer capital of the British Raj), although “he will pay constant visits to Delhi”.
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 In the districts, durbars were held in several places. A large gathering of native chiefs, officers of the agency, and leading residents was held in Mahi Kantha. In Dharwar, a sports meet was held. Ajmer hosted a gathering at the Marwaras Regimental Maidan. Baroda had a holiday.
-==== Medal mania====
+=== Medal mania===
 There were reports that 5,000 additional medals were distributed arbitrarily. The press sought a probe. “We learn that by order of the governor-general the original 5,000 medals set aside for the military are to be increased by another 5,000... But the medals to ladies, to visitors and to sundry clerks still remains to be explained”.
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+=== Viceroy loses train ===
 The viceroy’s special train was renovated and upholstered for use of the King George V and Queen Mary. Interestingly, another railway company known as E B S Railway, managed to provide a special train for the use of the viceroy.
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 TOI reported thus: It has been definitely decided that their Majesties, during their visit to Delhi, will reside in tents and not in a house. All the camps will be arranged on a uniform plan so as to produce the best spectacular effect instead of allowing each tent to be arranged independently of the rest.
-==== No Ribbon cutting ====
+=== No Ribbon cutting ===
 The British government actually issued a press release that said: “We are informed that owing to shortness of his stay in India, His Majesty the king regrets that he will not be able to accept invitations to perform functions such as the laying of the foundation stones of public buildings, opening of hospitals etc”.
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 The Maharaja of Kashmir presented the king emperor splendid walnut carved doorways and panels, which he so admired in the Kashmir camp at the Delhi Durbar. George V accepted the Kashmiri gifts and the carvings were packed for shipment to London, TOI reported
 =See also=
 [[Delhi: History (730- 1911)]]

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 ==== Shown the door ====
 The Maharaja of Kashmir presented the king emperor splendid walnut carved doorways and panels, which he so admired in the Kashmir camp at the Delhi Durbar. George V accepted the Kashmiri gifts and the carvings were packed for shipment to London, TOI reported
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 ==The Delhi Durbar==
 ===From the archives of the The Times of India  OCTOBER 25 | 1911 onwards===
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 [http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2013/05/05&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00600&ViewMode=HTML The Times of India]
 The Delhi Durbar was among the momentous events of British India. The Times of India  captured the event in delightful details