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Who proposed the change of capital from Kolkata to Delhi?
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Lord Harding
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The decision to move India's capital from Kolkata (Calcutta) to Delhi was announced by King George V during the 1911 Delhi Durbar, while Lord Harding was Viceroy. Although Lord Curzon had earlier considered partitioning Bengal, the actual capital relocation proposal and implementation occurred under Lord Harding's administration.