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In search of Delhi : a translation of Brij Kishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki khoj
Uniform Title
Dillī kī khoja. English
Title
In search of Delhi : a translation of Brij Kishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki khoj / translated with notes by Jitender Gill and Namita Sethi.
ISBN
1003387101 (electronic bk.)
9781003387107 (electronic bk.)
1032364769
1032480459
9781032364766
9781032480459
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxxiii, 309 pages.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Translated from Hindi.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"Dilli ki Khoj is an anecdotal history of Delhi and its monuments by Sh. Brij Kishan Chandiwala, an eminent Gandhian. The volume was published in Hindi by the Publications Division of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in 1964 and has been out of print for many years. This English translation of Dilli ki Khoj revives an out-of-print classic and makes it more accessible to a global audience. The book touches upon Delhi's long history; explores its monuments built from the ancient times till the early 1960s; and provides detailed records of all of Gandhi's visits to Delhi. It also traces significant epochs in Indian history and the rise of a national identity. Further, the Afterword by Narayani Gupta brings to life Delhi as seen by the post-independence era citizens, which highlights book's relevance with piquancy and verve. The volume spans the genres of journalism, architecture, history, mythology, area studies, and will be of special interest to historiographers, especially in the contemporary context"-- Provided by publisher.
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Original
Online version: In search of Delhi New York : Routledge, 2023
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Translators' introduction
Original dedication to Dilli ki khoj
Indira Gandhi's foreword to Dilli ki khoj
The original preface to Dilli ki khoj
Delhi of the Hindu period
Delhi of the Islamic period (Pathan Era 1193-1546)
Delhi during the Muslim era (Mughals 1526-1857 AD)
British Delhi (1857-1947)
Post-independence Delhi
Perambulating the eighteen Delhis
Afterword by Narayani Gupta
Index.
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