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The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

In 1815 Lord Hastings Ordered the Marble of an Agra Fort Bath Shipped to Calcutta, an Auction Under Lord William Bentinck Sold More of the Palace's Inlaid Marble, and the Ancient Monuments Act of 1904 Followed

The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

After 1857 the Army Replaced the Red Fort's Moonlight Garden and Royal Kitchens With Barracks and a Parade Ground, and From 1903 the Archaeological Survey Marked Out Where the Lost Courts Stood

The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

Lord Curzon Cut Bengal in Two in 1905. Tagore Answered With a Song That Became Bangladesh's Anthem