In search of Delhi : a translation of Brij Krishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki Khoj

Author/Creator:

Cāndīvālā, Braja Kiśana, 1900- author

Publication/Creation:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

In search of Delhi : a translation of Brij Krishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki Khoj / translated with notes by Jitender Gill and Namita Sethi

Uniform Title:

Dillī kī khoja.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Gill, Jitender, editor and translator
Sethi, Namita, editor and translator
Gupta, Narayani, writer of afterword

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Gandhi,Mahatma,1869-1948--Travel--India--Delhi
Monuments--India--Delhi--History
Delhi (India)--History
Delhi (India)--Description and travel
Delhi (India)--Buildings, structures, etc

Description/Summary

Table of 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.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"--

Language:

English

Language Note:

Translated from Hindi.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

Local Note:

Available to current Emory students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937791538102486

ISBN:

9781000873306
1000873307
9781003387107
1003387101