What were the changes and developments made by the British when they shifted their capital from Calcutta to delhi?
Experts please answer in 10 points.

Dear student,

a. The British  made lots of changes in the Old City of Delhi . They wanted Delhi to wipe out  its Mughal past. Hence, the area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions and mosques.

b. ​​​​​​​They either destroyed, the mosques or  kept them for  other uses. For example, the Zinat-al-Masjid was  transformed  into a bakery. No worship was permitted  in the Jama Masjid for five years.

c. One-third of the city was  renovated and its canals were filled up.

d. In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to  set up  the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.

e. The British resided  in the sprawling Civil Lines area that came up in the north,  segregated from the Indians in the Walled City.

f. The Delhi College was turned into a school and shut down in 1877.

g.  The city  became the seat of administration. The population of the city began to increase.


Regards.

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