Question

2. Give an account of the rise of new cities of Madras Calcutta and Bombay
3. Name the new buildings erected by the British in Delhi
How did the old city of Delhi change under the British?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer 2.

• In most parts of the Western world, modern cities emerged during and due to industrialisation.

• In Britain, for example, industrial cities like Leeds and Manchester grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries.

• In Britain, for example, industrial cities like Leeds and Manchester grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries.

• In the late 18th century, Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras rose in importance as Presidency cities, centres of British power in India.

• At the same time, historically important ports and cities such as Machilipatnam, Surat, and Seringapatam declined.

Answer 3____________

• They wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. Hence, the area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, partitions and mosques.

• They either destroyed the mosques or put them to other uses. For example, the Zinat-al-Masjid was converted into a bakery.

• No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years. One-third of the city was demolished and its canals were filled up

• One-third of the city was demolished and its canals were filled up.

• In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.

• The British began living in the sprawling Civil Lines area that came up in the north, away from the Indians in the Walled City. The Delhi College was turned into a school and shut down in 1877.

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