Essays

Delhi covers an area of 1/483 sq. km. and roughly, hasa population of 6,220,406. Major languages spoken areHindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Its literary level is 61.54%.

Delhi was founded in the 11th century AD. By a Rajputchieftain of the Tomara clan. The Chauhans claimed Possession of the city from the Tomara clan. Prithvi Raj,the Chauhan leader and ruler of Ajmer and Delhi, madethe city of Delhi famous for his heroic deeds andromantic adventures.

The first invasion of India by Muhammad Ghori wasbeaten back by Prithvi Raj, but he lost when Ghori Returned to defeat him the second time. Prithvi Raj wascaptured and put to death. Delhi then passed into thehands of Muslim rulers for the next six centuries.

Under the Mughal Emperors, Delhi became a worldfin-nous city. In 1912, the capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi.A new city. NewDelhi was laid out by the side of the old city, old Delhi, by the British Indian Government. Independent Indiahas retained its historic capital.

Today, New Delhi, extending imposing dimensions, houses thousands of people, modern buildings, belli Residential and official, broad, well planned roads andfly-overs that make New Delhi a truly beautiful city.