Critics warn that converting colonial office buildings into museums may jeopardise artefacts and India’s rich medieval heritage.
By Rohinee Singh

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Delhi Gets Its Ninth Capital As Modi Unveils Central Vista’s New Power Centre From the Pandavas to the British, rulers who built new capitals in Delhi often lost power soon after relocation

Delhi’s North and South Block, nearly a century old, witness history as the government shifts to the new Central Vista complex on Kartavya Path.
By Rohinee Singh

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What Narendra Modi Is Taking From Me In redeveloping the Indian capital, the prime minister is remaking it in his image.

three years ago I published my first @theatlantic.com essay that somehow broke something inside me. have a read and share your thoughts?

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