On 15 August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled independent India's flag from the Red Fort's ramparts. The Red Fort, a monument that recorded some watershed moments of the anti-colonial struggle, became India's lasting symbol of Independence. This work tells the story of this Fort, made in red sandstone, built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. Dilli's Red Fort: By the Yamuna' presents the story of the imposing Fort in red sandstone built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan (1628-58).Originally known as Qila-i-Mubarak-the Fortunate or Auspicious'
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On 15 August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled independent India's flag from the Red Fort's ramparts. The Red Fort, a monument that recorded some watershed moments of the anti-colonial struggle, became India's lasting symbol of Independence. This work tells the story of this Fort, made in red sandstone, built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. Dilli's Red Fort: By the Yamuna' presents the story of the imposing Fort in red sandstone built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan (1628-58).Originally known as Qila-i-Mubarak-the Fortunate or Auspicious'