Raisina village

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Raisina village was a former settlement in Delhi whose land was acquired and cleared during British rule to construct the central administrative area of New Delhi, including Raisina Hill and the Viceroy’s House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan).

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Raisina village canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former village
human settlement
administrativeSignificanceAfterDemolition site of central government institutions of India
associatedWith shift of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
urban planning of New Delhi
clearedDuring British rule in India
clearedForConstructionOf Raisina Hill NERFINISHED
Viceroy’s House NERFINISHED
central administrative area of New Delhi
government buildings of New Delhi
country India
formerInhabitants displaced for construction of imperial capital
historicalLocationOf Raisina Hill NERFINISHED
Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED
Viceroy’s House NERFINISHED
landAcquiredBy British colonial government in India NERFINISHED
locatedIn Delhi NERFINISHED
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
notableFor its land forming the site of Rashtrapati Bhavan
its role in the making of New Delhi
partOfProject construction of New Delhi as capital of British India
relatedEvent construction of the Viceroy’s House
relatedPlace Raisina Hill NERFINISHED
Rajpath (now Kartavya Path) NERFINISHED
Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED
replacedBy Raisina Hill government complex NERFINISHED
central administrative district of New Delhi
status no longer existing as a village
timePeriodOfDemolition early 20th century

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Raisina Hill namedAfter Raisina village