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The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

Delhi's Jama Masjid Was Returned on 28 November 1862 and the Fatehpuri Mosque Was Bought Back in the 1870s, but the Akbarabadi Mosque and Five City Gates Were Gone by 1902 and a 300-Yard Belt Around the Red Fort Had Been Cleared

Ancient & Medieval India

The Red Fort in Delhi Was Built in Nine Years Between 1639 and 1648, Has Been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Since 2007 and Is Where the Prime Minister Raises the Flag Every Independence Day

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

The Wooden Tiger in London That Eats a British Soldier

Ustad Bismillah Khan Carried the Shehnai From a Varanasi Temple Courtyard to the Edinburgh Festival, the Independence Celebrations of 1947 and the Bharat Ratna of 2001