INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Option D Solution: Imperial Durbar of 1877 which was first among the three Delhi Darbars, was organised during the Viceroyalty of Lord Lytton. Queen Victoria was conferred with the title of “Kesar-e-hind” in this darbar. It was Ganesh Vasudev Joshi who attended this Darbar dressed in hand-Spun Khadi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Durbar of 1877 The 1877 Durbar was largely an official event and not a popular occasion with mass participation like later durbars in 1903 and 1911. It was attended by the 1st Earl of Lytton-Viceroy of India, maharajas, nawabs and intellectuals.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Delhi’s Coronation Park on January 1, 1877, the British monarch Queen Victoria (1837-1901) assumed a new title: Qaisar-i Hind, the Empress of India. Victoria’s proclamation was the central event of the jalsah-i qaisari, a massive imperial assemblage otherwise known in English as the Delhi Durbar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delhi Durbar 1877 In 1876, Queen Victoria in addition to her title of ‘Queen of Great Britain and Ireland’ assumed the title of ‘Empress of India’. The Viceroy, Lord Lytton was asked to proclaim this on her behalf throughout India. He decided to hold an Imperial Assemblage at Delhi on 1st January 1877 for this purpose.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete Answer: Titled the “Proclamation Durbar", the Durbar of 1877, for which the association was commenced by Thomas Henry Thornton, was held instigating on 1 January 1877 to announce Queen Victoria as Empress of India by the British.