Written by Adrija Roychowdhury |New Delhi |Updated: April 18, 2019 3:55:15 pm
World Heritage Day 2019: Five historic villages that are part of New Delhi
As we celebrate World Heritage Day on the theme of rural landscapes on April 18 this year, here is a look at five historic villages tucked away in the city’s growing urban topography.
Delhi, many would say, is a city of contradictions. The past, the present, the urban and the rural coexist rather peacefully within this bustling metropolis. However, in 1947, when the city became the capital of an independent country, much of what we see of the city today, was large expanses of agricultural and forest land. The Mughal-era Shahjahanabad and the British-built New Delhi was much of what comprised the city. However, a rapid influx of refugees during the Partition resulted in the city being expanded far and beyond to make space for its new inhabitants.
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