Delhi: Pages From A Forgotten History
By Arthur Dudney.
Description
The megacity that is today's delhi is built upon thick layers of history. For a millennium, delhi has been at the crossroads of trade, culture and politics. The stories of its buildings and great historical personalities have been told many timesbut this book approaches the past of india's capital through its literary culture. By focusing on writers and thinkers, we meet a colourful cast of characters only glancingly mentioned in political histories.many delhiites are surprised to learn that the language of their city's cultural heyday was persian. Despite first being brought...
ISBN(s)
938139878X, 9789381398784
