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ISBN 13 : 9789354476457
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Download or read book 14 Historic Walks of Delhi written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Liddle, Swapna
Publisher : Tranquebar Press
ISBN 13 : 9789381626245
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Delhi 14 : Historic walks written by Liddle, Swapna and published by Tranquebar Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delhi: capital of India and a walker's paradise. This book shows you how, in 14 easy steps.
Author : Himanshu Prabha Ray
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429802854
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Decolonising Heritage in South Asia written by Himanshu Prabha Ray and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume cross-examines the stability of heritage as a concept. It interrogates the past which materialises through multi-layered narratives on monuments and other objects that sustain cultural diversity. It seeks to understand how interpretations of “monuments” as “texts” are affected at the local level of experience, even as institutions such as UNESCO work to globalise and fix constructs of stable and universal heritage. Shifting away from a largely Eurocentric concept associated with architecture and monumental archaeology, this book reassesses how local and regional heritage needs to be balanced with the global and transnational. It argues that material objects and monuments are not static embodiments of culture but are, rather, a medium through which identity, power and society are produced and reproduced. This is especially relevant in South and Southeast Asian contexts, where debates over heritage often have local, regional and national political implications and consequences. Reevaluating how traditional valuation of monuments and cultural landscapes could help aid sustainability and long-term preservation of the heritage, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of South and Southeast Asian history, heritage studies, archaeology, cultural studies, tourism studies and political history as well.
Author : Swapna Liddle
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ISBN 13 : 9789388326025
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi written by Swapna Liddle and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Delhi was the grandest planned capital city of the British empire. In its meticulous urban plan it owed as much to earlier imperial traditions of Delhi as it did to Western movements such as the Garden City and City Beautiful. It is interesting to examine the process by which this plan came into being, and the interactions between the people responsible for it. This new city also became the centre of a culture at the cusp of Indian and British Indian society - centering on the shopping precinct of Connaught Place, restaurants, clubs, cinema theatres and other institutions. In the years immediately following independence and partition, came a sudden expansion of the metropolis beyond the limits of New Delhi. This left the original New Delhi as a predominantly administrative centre, with a low density of population, and an oasis of green. Far from being a sterile space however, its many cultural institutions, public spaces and thriving shopping precincts have given it a persisting vibrancy.
Author : Subhrashis Adhikari
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1482873346
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)
Download or read book The Journey of Survivors written by Subhrashis Adhikari and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey of Survivors is one book that sums up the entire 70,000-year journey of India and her people. The book contains not just history, but also some interesting legends like how the Asuras were once our god, the legendary kingdom of women in the Himalayas, Alexanders search for somras, the bloody coins of Jesus that made its way into India and how Genghis Khan helped cool the earth. It discusses interesting facts like Chanakyas cunning policies, science in ancient India, the myth of Indians never attacking foreign lands, the Indian Greeks, how Buddhism died in India, how few Indian officials sailed across the Bay of Bengal in search of a king, the woman who defeated Ghori, the mysterious distribution of rotis before the revolt of 1857, the letters of Indian soldiers during the world war and how the 1975-77 Emergency changed Sholay's ending. The book poses intriguing questions like what is the identity of India, did temple destruction only happen in medieval India, was Gandhi a hero and will India survive. At the end, the author tries to discuss the various issues that in his opinion India, as a nation, needs to address.
Author : AJIT PHANSE
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1638065896
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book THE LEGACY OF TAJ – ETERNAL LOVE written by AJIT PHANSE and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Taj Mahal.” The guide said very theatrically while addressing the group of tourists. “The greatest monument of love on earth; it has inspired romance across generations. Everlasting love, that’s the legacy of the Taj.” That was what Abhay had heard about the great monument while growing up in the historic city of Agra. And, that is what he believed in. Until he came across the counterclaims of the legacy of the Taj. A preposterous yet compelling view about the Indian origins of the monument. Was there even an iota of truth in these claims? Or was it just a case of ‘reductio ad absurdum’? Abhay decides to take definitive action on his own; to establish the most substantive counterfactual argument and get to the bottom of these claims. It helps that this quest of his also presents him a subject to seek a teaching assignment while being in the company of the intelligent Jasmeet and the monument, which, true to its reputation, does not fail to enkindle romance. Does Abhay succeed in disproving the claims? Or, does he yield to the confounding possibilities around the unrecorded antecedents of the monument? Join Abhay in his quest to seek the truth and rediscover The Legacy of Taj.
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Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1514 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Great Events in Religion [3 volumes] written by Florin Curta and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 1514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set presents fundamental information about the most important events in world religious history as well as substantive discussions of their significance and impact. This work offers readers a broad and thorough look at the greatest events in world religious history, covering a wide range of religions, time periods, and areas around the globe. The entries present authoritative information and informed viewpoints written by expert contributors that enable readers to easily learn about the chief events in religious history, help them to better understand the course of world history, and promote a greater respect for culturally diverse religious traditions. The first of the three volumes covers religion from the preliterary world through around AD 600; the second, the post-classical era from 600 to 1450; and the third, the modern era from 1450 to the present. Each volume begins with a substantive introduction that discusses the history of world religions during the period covered by the volume. The chronologically ordered entries overview each event, place it in historical context, and identify the reasons for its enduring significance.
Author : Swapna Liddle
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ISBN 13 : 9789386338068
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Chandni Chowk written by Swapna Liddle and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we know today as Chandni Chowk was once a part of one of the greatest cities of the world--the imperial city established by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan in the seventeenth century, and named after him--Shahjahanabad. This is the story of how the city came to be established, its grandeur as the capital of an empire at its peak, and its important role in shaping the language and culture of North India. It is also the story of the many tribulations the city has seen--the invasion of Nadir Shah, the Revolt of 1857, Partition. Today, Shahjahanabad has been subsumed under the gigantic sprawl of metropolitan Delhi. Yet it has an identity that is distinct. Popularly known as Chandni Chowk, its name conjures up romantic narrow streets, a variety of street food and exotic markets. For Shahjahanabad is still very much a living city, though the lives of the people inhabiting it have changed over the centuries. Dariba Kalan still has rows of flourishing jewellers' shops; Begum Samru's haveli is now Bhagirath Palace, a sprawling electronics market, and no visit to Chandni Chowk is complete without a meal at Karim's, whose chefs use recipes handed down to them through the ages for their mouth-watering biriyani and kebabs. Swapna Liddle draws upon a wide variety of sources, such as the accounts of Mughal court chroniclers, travellers' memoirs, poetry, newspapers and government documents, to paint a vivid and dynamic panorama of the city from its inception to recent times.
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ISBN 13 : 9788192856605
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Delhi written by and published by . This book was released on 2013* with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Gordon Risley Hearn
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Total Pages : 398 pages
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Download or read book The Seven Cities of Delhi written by Sir Gordon Risley Hearn and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gaynor Barton
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ISBN 13 : 9788129128874
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (288 download)
Download or read book Old Delhi written by Gaynor Barton and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Herbert Charles Fanshawe
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Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Delhi Past and Present written by Herbert Charles Fanshawe and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rana Safvi
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9351772551
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)
Download or read book Where Stones Speak written by Rana Safvi and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mehrauli is the oldest of Delhi's seven cities. Once the thriving capital of the Tomar and Chauhan dynasties and the Dar ul Khilafat of the slave dynasty, today it lies forgotten. Its congested lanes and crumbling ruins are lost in a mishmash of history and modernity, the living and the dead rubbing shoulders with each other. Blending stirring Urdu couplets with haunting visuals, author Rana Safvi walks us through the oldest of Delhis, describing the religious diversity of Mehrauli's monuments: from the rocky Qila Rai Pithaura to the dargah of Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, from Zafar Mahal, the last great monument built by the Mughals, to the holy waters of the Hauz e Shamsi; each structure a living memory of an era dissolved in history. Embellished with stories and legends of a bygone era, and soaked in the sights and sounds of Sufi dargahs, mosques, temples, churches, gurudwaras and Buddhist monasteries, Where Stones Speak effortlessly reveals a little known, bewitching Mehrauli.
Author : Gaynor Barton
Publisher : Rupa Publications India
ISBN 13 : 9788129134769
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Old Delhi written by Gaynor Barton and published by Rupa Publications India. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to encourage more people to explore Old Delhi. On one's first visit Old Delhi is a bewildering place, with its crowded pavements, fragile rickshaws and noisy buzz of people and traffic. But it's fascinating too and the fascination grows. These walks will soon banish your bewilderment by guiding you carefully to places of historical importance while explaining contemporary scenes as you walk along.
Author : Satyakam Jethwani
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 9781647336691
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Salaam Delhi: Rediscovering 200 Monuments in 25 Heritage Walks written by Satyakam Jethwani and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SALAAM DELHI is a colourful heritage guide to the historical seven cities of Delhi. The author has curated 25 walks through the city's memory lanes to encapsulate its long history, enviable heritage and the priceless beauty of its monuments. The monuments are aesthetically clicked and present testimony to the rich cultural heritage of Delhi. The book is a humble attempt by the author to spread awareness about preserving, conserving and protecting our heritage.
Author : R.V. Smith
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9351940969
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Delhi:Unknown Tales of a City written by R.V. Smith and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2015-05-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ronald Vivian Smith is an author of personal experiences – a rare breed to find in a time when even journalists hesitate to put pen to paper without scanning through the internet. A definitive voice when it comes to some known and unknown tales and an inspiration to a new generation of city-scribes, Smith is a master-chronicler of Delhi’s myriad realities. Among the capital’s most ardent lovers, Smith believes in the power of observation and interaction. His travels across Delhi, most often in a DTC bus, examine the big and small curiosities – seamlessly juxtaposing the past with the present. Be it the pride he encounters in the hutments of one of Chandni Chowk’s age-old beggar families, or his ambling walks around Delhi’s now-dilapidated cemeteries, Smith paints with his words a city full of magic and history. This anthology features short essays on the Indian sultanate, its fall after the British Raj, and its resurrection to become what it is today – the National Capital Territory of Delhi. ‘No amount of bookish knowledge can compete with the sort of insights and real, lived memories he [Smith] has.’ —Rakshanda Jalil, LiveMint ‘... When it comes to writing on monuments of Delhi – known, little known or unknown – no one does a better job than R.V. Smith.’ —Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times
Author : Siva Prasad Bose
Publisher : Joy Bose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Historical Cities of Delhi: Walks Using the Delhi Metro written by Siva Prasad Bose and published by Joy Bose. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delhi is much more than just the capital of India. It is a city with an amazing history. So many times, it has been the major city or capital of India, from the earliest Mahabharata days to the Rajputs to the Delhi Sultanate to the Mughals to the British. Each time the new rulers left their mark on the city. As a result, now we have a Delhi which has the mark of at least seven or eight different historical cities, if not more. In this book, we review the different historical cities of Delhi. We use the Delhi metro, which is currently probably the best developed metro in India, as the preferred means of transport to see the sights of the seven cities of Delhi. We hope that this short guide will help the reader the experience a little bit of what Delhi is all about, its people and its history. In this book, we do not cover all the historical sites or attractions of Delhi, such as the many modern museums, markets and other attractions. Rather, we focus on the sites that form part of the historical cities of Delhi and those that are located within the historical boundaries of those cities. This book was born out of many travels and exploratory walks made by the authors in Delhi, where they live.
