Historic Delhi: An Anthology (Oxford India Paperbacks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195639251 ISBN 13: 9780195639254

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1997

Synopsis

`The tabernacle of the eastern parts of the universe', said Al Minhaj Bin Siraj of Delhi in the thirteenth century. Few major cities of the world are as rich in historical associations as Delhi, and fewer still possess such a wealth of archaeological and architectural splendours. This anthology contains vivid accounts of Delhi from ancient times to the early twentieth century, picked from hundreds of books and documents, some of them long out of print. They range from the Timur's accounts of his attack on Delhi to Aurangzeb's rules about the acceptable length of beards, and anecdotes about city saunas.

These authentic, contemporary accounts recreating a vanished city, comprise an incomparable intproduction that tourists find will give their travels in Delhi a unique flavour; those who live there will get the opportunity to rediscover their home town.

About this title

About the Author:

H. K. Paul is Director of the Delhi Library Network and Chief Librarian of the India International Centre, New Delhi. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, and has edited Travellers' India: An Anthology (OUP 1979).

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0195639251
• ISBN 13: 9780195639254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• Editor: Kaul H. K.