16.11.08

Builders of Delhi

This is an epitaph inscribed at the South Block Building. It lists the name of the contractors who built the Seat of the Government of the largest democracy in the world - India.

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  1. I guess i need to go and see this one....

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  2. Sobha Singh, whose name appears in the list of Builders of Delhi was actually Khushwant Singh's Grandfather. This epitaph appears near the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Mr Sobha Singh was the contractor for the whole of Lutyen's Delhi.

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  3. @ Akshay - Yes, it is worth a watch! true gradeur!

    @ - it is true! there are a lot of places we delhites haven't explored ourselves! :)

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  4. @Nuktacheen - yup, Thanks for sharing more info. :) keep visiting!

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