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Some of the weaver’s community in India were …· The tanti weavers of Bengal· The julahas or momin weavers of north India, · Sale and kaikollar and devangs of south India
In 1764, the spinning jenny was invented by John Kaye which increased the productivity of the traditional spindles. The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning wheel. The device dramatically reduced the amount of wor...
The British colonial bungalow was meant for one nuclear family. It was a large single storeyed structure with a pitched roof. It was usually set in one or two acres of open ground. It had separate living and dining ro...
The Mughal aristocracy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries lived in havelis. There were at least a hundred havelis in North India. A haveli housed many families. A beautiful gateway led to an open courtyard, s...
The Viceroy’s Palace was situated at the end of the Kingsway. The central dome of the Viceroy’s Palace was copied from the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi, and the red sandstone and carved screens or jails were borrowed from...
Kingsway was a two-mile avenue in New Delhi. The government complex was situated on this avenue. The avenue is now called Rajpath. At the end of Kingsway was the Viceroy’s Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan). The Secretariat...
The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. The area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions and mosques. No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years. One-third of the city w...
Shahjahanabad built by Shah Jahan consisted of a fort-palace complex and the city adjoining it. To the west of Red Fort lay the Walled City with 14 gates. It was a well planned city with canals that brought fresh dri...
The Indian capital city of New Delhi has a long history, and has served as the capital city of several empires. 1. “Dilli” was the Tomar Rajput capital from c.736 onwards 2. Lal Kot was built in 1060 AD by the Tomar...
The Sepoys were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service. The new rules violated their religious sensibilities and beliefs. In 1824 the Sepoys were asked to go to Burma by the sea route to fight f...
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