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A Short Biography of Delhi

Author : Yumna Gulvez
Publisher : Serving You Publication
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short Biography of Delhi written by Yumna Gulvez and published by Serving You Publication. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yumna Gulvez, a 16-year-old avid reader passionate writer, dedicated publisher and creative book-club moderator has been immersed in books for the past five years. During this time, she has delved into the intricate tapestry of the world’s charm found within books and history. Her works have been recognized multiple times, even earning her a place in the World Record books. Yumna’s writing has touched on important themes such as Women Empowerment and Societal Norms, showcasing her thoughtfulness and creativity. Yumna’s dedication to writing has only grown over the years, leading her to become the Youngest Publisher and start a Book Club to promote reading culture. Her active involvement in literary circles has earned her numerous awards and accolades, with coverage from prestigious outlets such as Times of India, Zee News, and ETV News. ‘A Short Biography of Delhi’ by Yumna Gulvez serves as a tribute to her journey and accomplishments, specifically within the city of Delhi. This book not only celebrates Delhi’s rich culture but also reflects Yumna’s deep connection to the city that has played a significant role in her life. Yumna is always eager to receive feedback and continues to inspire others with her exceptional works. In Yumna Gulvez’s ‘A Short Biography of Delhi’, readers embark on a memorable journey exploring the streets and corners of Delhi. Serving as the first installment in the series, this captivating collection sheds light on the essence of life in Delhi. By delving into the lives of Delhi’s residents, their customs and traditions, as well as the city’s historical landmarks and architectural marvels, the book underscores Delhi’s pivotal role in shaping history. Moreover, it showcases the culinary legacy of the Mughals, from their royal kitchens to Delhi’s popular dishes that have earned worldwide acclaim. Beyond the well-known aspects of Delhi, the narrative also sheds light on the everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants and the bustling markets where countless stories converge, contributing to Delhi’s diverse tapestry. Offering a glimpse into Chandni Chowk’s vibrant streets, the Mughal era’s historical remnants, the architectural grandeur of Red Fort and Humayun’s Tomb, and the city’s vibrant markets, the book encapsulates the multifaceted charm of Delhi. Written by a native of Delhi, this book appeals to travel enthusiasts, food lovers, and history buffs alike. From the inception of new culinary delights in the Mughal kitchens to the emergence of Urdu literature, the rise of monumental architecture, and Delhi’s reputation as a culinary hub, the book celebrates the city’s rich tapestry. It not only pays homage to Delhi but also evokes a sense of pride and connection to one’s homeland, underscoring the importance of history and heritage. Through its compelling narrative, ‘A Short Biography of Delhi’ encourages readers to embrace their roots and take pride in their cultural heritage. A testament to the enduring bond between individuals and their homeland, the book captures a range of emotions and attachments, fostering a deep appreciation for Delhi’s rich legacy.

Perpetual City

Author : Malvika Singh
Publisher : Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited
ISBN 13 : 9789382277248
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Perpetual City written by Malvika Singh and published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A heartfelt love letter to Delhi that is part history, part family memoir and part indignant call to arms: Why do we tolerate the neglect of India's greatest city, asks Mala Singh. More importantly, she brilliantly shows why we should care and how we need to learn to value the nation's extraordinary capital city." - William Dalrymple Capital to successive empires and the independent Indian republic, Delhi is finally coming into its own as the nation's first city in the twenty-first century. In so doing, it has left behind once and future contenders for the title - Bombay, Madras, Calcutta. How did this small settlement, founded in the lee of an ancient range of hills in eighth century by a Tomar Rajput chief called Suraj Pal, become one of the world's great cities, home to nearly twenty million people, witness to the rise and fall of empires and dynasts and eccentrics as magnificent and notable as the Tomar Chauhans, the Mamluks, the Khiljis, the Tughlaks, the Sayyids, the Lodis, the Mughals, the Nehrus, the Gandhis and dozens of others too numerous to count. Drawing upon her unparalleled knowledge of the city she has spent most of her life in, Malvika Singh gives us a book that reveals the pith and essence of Delhi through the memorable people who lived (and live) in it, its great buildings, its extraordinary food, its unforgettable music and the centuries of blood and history that have seeped into every square inch of its soil.

India: A Short History (A Short History)

Author : Andrew Robinson
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771952
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book India: A Short History (A Short History) written by Andrew Robinson and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India’s unfolding story, from the ancient Hindu dynasties to the coming of Islam, from the Mughal Empire to the present day India has always been a land of great contradictions. To Alexander the Great, the country was a place of clever naked philosophers and massive armies mounted on elephants – which eventually forced his army to retreat. To ancient Rome, it was a source of luxuries, mainly spices and textiles, paid for in gold—hence the enormous numbers of Roman gold coins excavated in India. At the height of the Mughal empire in 1700, India boasted 24 percent of the world economy—a share virtually equal to Europe’s 25 percent. But then its economy declined. Colonial India was known for its extremes of wealth and poverty, epitomized by the Taj Mahal and famines, maharajas and untouchables, and also for its spirituality: many-armed Hindu gods and Buddhist philosophy, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. India: A Short History places as much emphasis on individuals, ideas and cultures as on the rise and fall of kingdoms, political parties and economies. Anyone curious about a great civilization, and its future, will find this an ideal introduction, at times controversial, written by an author who has been strongly engaged with India for more than three decades.

A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet

Author : Dan Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614297428
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet written by Dan Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete English translation of an important thirteenth-century history that sheds light on Tibet’s imperial past and on the transmission of the Buddhadharma into Central Asia. Translated here into English for the first time in its entirety by perhaps the foremost living expert on Tibetan histories, this engaging translation, along with its ample annotation, is a must-have for serious readers and scholars of Buddhist studies. In this history, discover the first extensive biography of the Buddha composed in the Tibetan language, along with an account of subsequent Indian Buddhist history, particularly the writing of Buddhist treatises. The story then moves to Tibet, with an emphasis on the rulers of the Tibetan empire, the translators of Buddhist texts, and the lineages that transmitted doctrine and meditative practice. It concludes with an account of the demise of the monastic order followed by a look forward to the advent of the future Buddha Maitreya. The composer of this remarkably ecumenical Buddhist history compiled some of the most important early sources on the Tibetan imperial period preserved in his time, and his work may be the best record we have of those sources today. Dan Martin has rendered the richness of this history an accessible part of the world’s literary heritage.

Minnesota, Its Story and Biography

Author : Henry Anson Castle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minnesota, Its Story and Biography written by Henry Anson Castle and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advanced Study in the History of Modern India

Author : G. S. Chhabra
Publisher : Lotus Press
ISBN 13 : 9788189093075
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Study in the History of Modern India written by G. S. Chhabra and published by Lotus Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Empires at War

Author : Francis Pike
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857719408
Total Pages : 891 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book Empires at War written by Francis Pike and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the major geopolitical power bloc, Asia - with 4 billion people, two-thirds of the world's population, a huge land-mass and the fastest-growing economies - has shifted the global political balance. "Empires at War" gives a dramatic narrative account of how 'Modern Asia' came into being. Ranging over the whole of Asia, from Japan to Pakistan, the modern history of this important region is placed in the context of the struggle between America and the Soviet Union. Francis Pike shows that America's domination of post-war Asia was a continuation of a 100-year competition for power in the region. He also argues cogently that, contrary to the largely 'Western-centric' viewpoint, Asian nations were not simply the passive and biddable entities of the superpowers, but had a political development which was both separate and unique, with a dynamic that was largely independent of the superpower conflict. And, in conclusion, the book traces the unwinding of American influence and the end of its Empire - a crucial development in international history which is already having repercussions throughout the world.

The Last Mughal

Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408806886
Total Pages : 819 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Last Mughal written by William Dalrymple and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER MEMORIAL PRIZE | LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 'Indispensable reading on both India and the Empire' Daily Telegraph 'Brims with life, colour and complexity . . . outstanding' Evening Standard 'A compulsively readable masterpiece' Brian Urquhart, The New York Review of Books A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal. In May 1857 India's flourishing capital became the centre of the bloodiest rebellion the British Empire had ever faced. Once a city of cultural brilliance and learning, Delhi was reduced to a battered, empty ruin, and its ruler – Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last of the Great Mughals – was thrown into exile. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreat. The Last Mughal tells the story of the doomed Mughal capital, its tragic destruction, and the individuals caught up in one of the most terrible upheavals in history, as an army mutiny was transformed into the largest anti-colonial uprising to take place anywhere in the world in the entire course of the nineteenth century.

International Bibliography of Sikh Studies

Author : Rajwant Singh Chilana
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402030444
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book International Bibliography of Sikh Studies written by Rajwant Singh Chilana and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Bibliography of Sikh Studies brings together all books, composite works, journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, project reports, and electronic resources produced in the field of Sikh Studies until June 2004, making it the most complete and up-to-date reference work in the field today. One of the youngest religions of the world, Sikhism has progressively attracted attention on a global scale in recent decades. An increasing number of scholars is exploring the culture, history, politics, and religion of the Sikhs. The growing interest in Sikh Studies has resulted in an avalanche of literature, which is now for the first time brought together in the International Bibliography of Sikh Studies. This monumental work lists over 10,000 English-language publications under almost 30 subheadings, each representing a subfield in Sikh Studies. The Bibliography contains sections on a wide variety of subjects, such as Sikh gurus, Sikh philosophy, Sikh politics and Sikh religion. Furthermore, the encyclopedia presents an annotated survey of all major scholarly work on Sikhism, and a selective listing of electronic and web-based resources in the field. Author and subject indices are appended for the reader’s convenience.

Malevolent Republic

Author : K. S. Komireddi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1911723286
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Malevolent Republic written by K. S. Komireddi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as the world's largest democracy and feted by the Trump administration in events like "Howdy Modi" in Houston, India is fast slipping into autocracy under the bigoted rule of Prime Minister Modi and this blistering critique shows how.

India’s Greatest Minds

Author : Mukunda Rao
Publisher : Hachette India
ISBN 13 : 9389253543
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book India’s Greatest Minds written by Mukunda Rao and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian spirituality, from solemn sages to irreverent rebels. A plethora of religions, cultures, languages and peoples have over the ages nurtured a plurality of ideas, beliefs, influences and practices thriving in India. In India's Greatest Minds, Mukunda Rao takes readers on an exhilarating, exhaustive journey through the lives and teachings of India's most illustrious spiritual masters, thinker-activists and philosophers, making their wisdom accessible to all. Beginning from 700 BCE to the present day, moving across the length and breadth of the subcontinent, and covering every significant school of thought, Rao provides a comprehensive view of the trajectory of Indian thought as it developed over centuries, enriching minds and shaping modern discourse. Whether tackling profound questions on the meaning of life or plunging into the restless urgency of social reform, this book showcases an intellectual and cultural heritage that is uniquely Indian. From Kapila, Patanjali, Buddha and Mahavira to Andal, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Bulleh Shah and Chaitanya, and from Shishunala Sharifa, Ramakrishna and Vemana to Birsa Munda, Tagore, Gandhi and Ambedkar - the profiles of luminaries in this invaluable compendium will inspire and elevate its readers. Rich in both essence and detail, this treasury celebrates the individuals who rebelled against existing conventions and transcended every divide in their quest for enlightenment, transforming themselves and the world along the way.

Delhi, a Bibliography: History, art & culture

Author : C. B. Patil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Delhi, a Bibliography: History, art & culture written by C. B. Patil and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Parsis of India

Author : Jesse Palsetia
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004491279
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Parsis of India written by Jesse Palsetia and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parsis of India examines a much-neglected area of Asian Studies. In tracing keypoints in the development of the Parsi community, it depicts the Parsis’ history, and accounts for their ability to preserve, maintain and construct a distinct identity. For a great part the story is told in the colonial setting of Bombay city. Ample attention is given to the Parsis’ evolution from an insular minority group to a modern community of pluralistic outlook. Filling the obvious lacunae in the literature on British colonialism, Indian society and history, and, last but not least, Zoroastrianism, this book broadens our knowledge of the interaction of colonialism and colonial groups, and elucidates the significant role of the Parsis in the commercial, educational, and civic milieu of Bombay colonial society.

Possessing the City

Author : Anish Vanaik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198848757
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Possessing the City written by Anish Vanaik and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possessing the City is a social history of the property market in late-colonial Delhi; a period of much turbulence and transformation. It argues that historians of South Asian cities must connect transformations in urban space with the economy of the city. Using new archival material, Anish Vanaik outlines the place of private property development in Delhi's economy from 1911 to 1947. Rather than large-scale state initiatives, like the Delhi Improvement Trust, it was profit-oriented, decentralised, and market-based initiatives of urban construction that created the Delhi cityscape. This volume also serves to chart the emerging relationship between the state and urban space in this period. Rather than a narrow focus on urban planning ideas, it argues that the relationship be thought of in a triangular fashion: the intermediation of the property market was crucial to emerging statecraft and urban form in this period. Possessing the City examines struggles and conflicts over the commodification of land, particularly disputes over rents and prices of urban property. The question of commodification can also, however, be discerned in struggles that were not ostensibly about economic issues: clashes over religious sites in the city. Through careful attention to the historical interrelationships between state, space, and the economy in Delhi, this volume offers a novel intervention in the history of late-colonial Delhi.

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader

Author : M. V. Nadkarni
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315438984
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader written by M. V. Nadkarni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and goes beyond. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringing out its significance for the present times and novel applications. The author elaborates the philosophy underlying the text as also its ethical, spiritual and moral implications. He also responds to criticisms that have been levelled against the text by Ambedkar, D. D. Kosambi, and more recently, Amartya Sen. The volume proposes unique bearings of the text in diverse fields such as business & management and scientific research. Eclectic and accessible, this work will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, religion, history, business & management studies as well as the general reader.

Encyclopedia of Life Writing

Author : Margaretta Jolly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136787445
Total Pages : 1141 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Life Writing written by Margaretta Jolly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 1141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Gandhi Ordained in South Africa

Author : J N Uppal
Publisher : Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ISBN 13 : 8123022123
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Gandhi Ordained in South Africa written by J N Uppal and published by Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This book was released on with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces in candid detail the gradual evolution of Gandhi's personality. It is a fascinating portrayal of young Indian's growth from an ordinary lawyer in search of a good means of livelihood to an uncommon man of action