The capital of India is used to being a capital since Muhammad Ghori founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1193. Successive cities arose and fell, but Mughal Shahjahanabad lives on as Old Delhi and the British capital as New Delhi. In the process, Delhi grained three World Heritage Sites; a rich culture of many ethnicities, foof habits and festivals; a population of some 16 million; India’s political elite; and buzzing economic energy. Cars multiply, the green belt gives in to construction, the Yamuna shrinks, but they who will join its colleges, work in its IT sector or sleep on its pavements keep coming.
