{"id":2698,"date":"2025-10-22T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:29:26","slug":"dehradun-from-ashokas-empire-to-smart-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/dehradun-from-ashokas-empire-to-smart-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Dehradun: \u0905\u0936\u094b\u0915 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0924\u0915"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dehradun\u2019s history is not just about dates and monuments \u2014 it\u2019s the story of a valley that witnessed the footprints of the British Empire, the rise of colonial architecture, and the making of a modern city from an old hill cantonment. In this video, we explore the untold history of Dehradun \u2014 how the British settled here, built their bungalows and churches, and transformed the Doon Valley into one of North India\u2019s most important administrative and cultural hubs. You\u2019ll discover: How Dehradun was founded and developed during the British era The fascinating stories behind its old buildings, schools, and churches The charm of colonial-era architecture and its lasting legacy How Dehradun evolved from a quiet British settlement to a modern smart city If you love history, travel, architecture, and cultural stories, this documentary is for you. Dehradun History | British Era | Colonial Architecture | Uttarakhand Heritage Don\u2019t forget to like, share, and subscribe @Thirdpolelive for more stories from India\u2019s forgotten past. Tell us in the comments, which part of old Dehradun fascinates you the most?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dehradun\u2019s history is not just about dates and monuments \u2014 it\u2019s the story of a valley that witnessed the footprints of the British Empire, the rise of colonial architecture, and the making of a modern city from an old hill cantonment. In this video, we explore the untold history of Dehradun \u2014 how the British [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-169","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2700,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions\/2700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}