13 Feb 1931

India
  • New Delhi became the capital of India. ww2dbase [New Delhi | AC]
24 Oct 1942

Photo(s) dated 24 Oct 1942
Troops of the Chinese Expeditionary Force on parade in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 24 Oct 1942
15 Aug 1947

Photo(s) dated 15 Aug 1947
Lord Louis Mountbatten and Lady Edwina Mountbatten at the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at Government House, New Delhi, India, 0830 hours, 15 Aug 1947Louis Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Rajendra Prasad at the Midnight Session of Parliament, India, 15 Aug 1947Louis Mountbatten, Edwina Mountbatten, and Jawaharlal Nehru during the independence ceremony of India, 15 Aug 1947Lord Mountbatten addressing the Independence Day session of the Constituent Assembly, India, 15 Aug 1947; note President of the Assembly Rajendra Prasad seated to his right
4 Dec 1947

Photo(s) dated 4 Dec 1947
Thakin Nu visiting Mohandas Gandhi at the Birla House, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 4 Dec 1947

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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