The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 during the viceroyalty of Lord Hardinge II. He served as the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916, and it was under his administration that King George V announced the transfer at the Delhi Durbar held on December 12, 1911
. The move was motivated by Delhi's strategic and political significance, as well as its historical importance as a former seat of power in India. The actual transfer of the capital took place in 1912, and the construction of New Delhi was planned and designed by architects like Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker during this period
. Thus, Lord Hardinge II was the Viceroy of India when the capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
