While the names of India’s male rulers are part of the public consciousness, many powerful women are overlooked despite their contributions in history.
Delhi Town Hall, an over 160-year-old landmark the original headquarters of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has received a basic facelift in the last few months.
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday visited the iconic British-era Town Hall and Ghalib ki Haveli in old Delhio and said tourists who will come to Delhi during the G20 Summit time should be able to see the rich heritage of the city.
Jawaharlal Nehru did not unfurl the Tricolour at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947.
But, in a gesture of nationalistic symbolism one that has endured by repetition over the 76 years of independent India Nehru took to the ramparts at Red Fort s Lahori Gate on August 16, 1947, unfurled the Tricolour there and delivered his first Independence Day speech.
The Mayor of the MCD is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government of the capital and is elected for five single-year terms on a rotation basis