[Reader-list] Sam Miller on Delhi

Patrice Riemens patrice at xs4all.nl
Sun Aug 9 22:20:10 IST 2009



Former French World War I prime minister George Clemenceau on being shown
the building sites of New Delhi in 1919 by Luyten (after a tour of the
remains of the former capitals):  "Aaah, la Nouvelle Delhi fera la plus
magnifique de toutes ces ruines!"

Wonder what he would say about Gurgaon. (remember taking a day-trip there
while student at DSE: a one hour journey by a steam hauled, metre-gauge
train to a very provincial place...)

Cheerio, patrizio & Diiiinooos!






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