ABSTRACT
In January 1903, Lord Curzon held the Delhi Durbar 74 to commemorate the accession of Edward the VII as King Emperor of the British Empire. The Viceroy remembered Father from his visit to Malda and sent for him to come to Delhi and placed him in charge of the Indian Press Camp. A tented township stretching over six to eight miles had been set up to house the Indian princes and their families, officers and their families, subordinates and servants, all of whom had been called to Delhi to attend the Durbar. New roads were constructed and small gardens with green lawns separated the colonies of tents. Lord Curzon believed in pomp and show. Money was of no consequence and it was lavishly spent – such was the Delhi Durbar.
