The idea of Delhi

Publication/Creation:

Mumbai : Marg Publications on behalf of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2005

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The idea of Delhi / edited by Romi Khosla ; with photographs by Nitin Rai

Variant Titles:

Delhi

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Additional Author/Creators:

Khosla, Romi
Rai, Nitin
National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)
Marg Publications

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Delhi (India)--Historical geography
Delhi (India)--Pictorial works

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1. The city as an idea / Romi Khosla -- 2. Rambling through some of the pasts of Delhi / Romila Thapar -- 3. The Delhi that once was / Akhilesh Mithal -- 4. Glory of empire: imperial Delhi / Romi Khosla -- 5. Claiming community through narratives: Punjabi refugees in Delhi / Ravinder Kaur -- 6. The DDA and the idea of Delhi / Suneetha Dasappa Kacker -- 7. The idea of a new Chic Delhi through publicity hype / Veronique Dupont -- 8. Mapping Delhi / S.M. Chadha -- 9. Roaming through Delhi / Nitin Rai.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Contributed articles on historical geography of Delhi, India; supported by pictorial representation and architectural renderings.
"This book is not intended to provide a historical account of Delhi or even the sequence of various events that have influenced its development. It is more about the ideas that have formed Delhi. Ideas about how Delhi has been imagined by those who have determined its pattern of urbanization. These ideas have often been revealed in the projected images of the city through literature, architecture, and paintings. For instance one idea that has appeared almost continually in one form or the other in its history is the one linked to imaging it as a capital city. This idea has been linked not only to the pragmatic reasons of portraying power through its layout and architecture but has also been linked to more abstract ideals about placing this city as a symbol of power in a paradise garden and later in British times, in a garden. Inevitably, ideas when they get implemented undergo change and in many cases remain unfulfilled. The chapters in the book explore these ideas, their attempts at implementation and their suspension, and also cover the post-independence era characterized by the inevitable urban disorder when a greater idea is missing." -- publisher description.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

132 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

General Note:

Mārg Publications."
Vol.56 no. 3, March 2005--T.p. verso; intended as part of the serial publication Mārg.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990005858850302486

ISBN:

8185026696
9788185026695

OCLC Number:

60603349

Barcode:

010001063201