1938 | Documentary | English | 9 mins.
After a brief historical and architectural preamble, the film moves into an extended sequence that shows the Jama Masjid and stunningly coloured saris among the gardens of the Red Fort. Then it’s off to New Delhi to see how the British (in the form of architect Edwin Lutyens) ‘taught the Indians’ how to build… However, despite the colonial pomposity of the commentary, the record of New Delhi in the ’30s is extraordinary – especially the scenes of Connaught Place that appear as a sea of calm and green lawns.
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Surbhi Dewan, Curator at ViewFinder, Saachibaat.com |
