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Recalling the nostalgic December of 1834
Guests at the New Year's party of 1834 included rajas and nawabs and some British officials, whose wives were back home in England.
December 27, 2018 -
The perennial saga of Delhi’s oldest church
Few churches in India can claim a story more romantic than that associated with St James' in Delhi- a story that goes back to the beginning of the 19th century when a soldier, left dying on the battlefield vowed to build a church if his life were spared. The soldier (Col James Skinner) not only …
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May 24, 2017