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1. frontline.thehindu.com › books › madhulika-liddle-anMadhulika Liddle’s ‘An Unholy Drought’ Chronicles Delhi’s ...

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   15 hours ago · Madhulika Liddle is well-known for her creation, Muzaffar Jung, a detective in mid-17th century Mughal Delhi. Through novels and short stories centred on him, Liddle has painted an animated picture of life in Shah Jahan’s capital. Her current project is more ambitious and on a much wider canvas. An Unholy Drought is the second novel in a ...

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3. scroll.in › article › 1073711Mirza Farhatullah Baig’s Urdu novel ‘Dehli Ki Aakhri Shama ...

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   2 days ago · The historical novel is a story of a fictitious mushaira (poetic symposium) held in Delhi in 1845 under the patronage of Bahadur Shah Zafar, with his son Mirza Fakhru (pen name Ramz) as its chief ...

4. www.thecitizen.in › conversation › beloved-delhiBeloved Delhi | Story teller and founder Delhi Karavan, Asif ...

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   18 hours ago · Story teller and founder Delhi Karavan, Asif Khan Dehlvi talks to The Citizen about his love for Delhi, and also his concern for the gradual loss of a lifestyle that was once genteel and friendly. Beloved Delhi: Delhi will remain a city extraordinaire only if dilliwalas continue to respect each other as human beings.

5. www.business-standard.com › book › rotem-geva-s-newRotem Geva's new book traces Delhi's journey through ...

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   4 days ago · Delhi Reborn: Partition and Nation Building in India’s Capital. Author: Rotem Geva. Publisher: Speaking Tiger. Pages: 349. Price: Rs 599. Early in the book, the author successfully involves the reader in granular and gritty histories that are often overlooked in the search for the “big picture” on a subject that holds considerable ...

6. www.ft.com › content › 5576dde4-782b-4ae8-bf5d-4cbc2The Many Lives of Syeda X — life at the bottom of Delhi’s pyramid

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   4 days ago · Dilli bahot behudi (“Delhi is very ill-mannered”), a rickshaw driver tells the protagonist of this book shortly after she arrives in the Indian megacity. This is an apt introduction to a ...

7. www.cnn.com › travel › chandni-chowk-delhi-indiaIn a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history

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   18 hours ago · In Delhi, these include the Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid [mosque] and the Old Fort. The neighboring city of Agra got the Taj Mahal. Designated one of the seven wonders of the world, it draws in ...

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   Was Delhi a literary epoch?

   • The siege of Delhi marked the end of a literary epoch, but the nostalgia inspired numerous fictitious and fanciful accounts of the city, colonial rule playing an ironic impetus in this memorialisation, with its blooming print culture and a fetish for memorabilia.

   Mirza Farhatullah Baig’s Urdu novel ‘Dehli Ki Aakhri Shama’ recreates D…

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   Why is Delhi famous for its architectural heritage?

   • Back in the days of Mughal empire, which was founded in the 16th century and grew to control much of the Indian subcontinent before dwindling and being dissolved in 1857, India’s cultural and architectural heritage gained numerous iconic structures. In Delhi, these include the Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid [mosque] and the Old Fort.

   In a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history

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   Is Dehli ki Aakhri Shama translated into English?

   • Otherwise every footstep was a home here. The English translation of Dehli Ki Aakhri Shama is available as The Last Mushaira of Delhi translated by Akhter Qamber (Orient Black Swan) and The Last Light of Delhi translated by Parvati Sharma and Sulaiman Ahmad (Penguin India). The book has been translated twice into English.

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   Is old Delhi still a swanky city?

   • Today, this corner of the historic walled city Old Delhi has a different vibe, attracting visitors to a lively street food scene. Architectural reminders of its former glory are still visible, but the swanky homes of the wealthy are no more, many converted to hotels or other businesses, their occupants long gone.

   In a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history

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9. theprint.in › feature › around-townHumayun, Sher Shah, or Pandavas—who built Purana Qila? 3 ...

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   Sep 12, 2024 · Delhi: A hundred years ago, when the children of Daryaganj would run on the ramparts of Delhi’s walled city, they would be able to see as far as the Yamuna river. Their view would be the rubbles of a litter of monuments and forts, each one telling a different tale of Delhi’s past.