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First published in 1894, Sawaneh-i Dehli, or the Biography of Delhi, is a graphic and dramatic first-hand account of life on the streets of Delhi penned by Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani, grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India. \r\n\r\nFrom being the abode of gods where lying and dying was supposed to be a blessing to becoming the imperial city facing decline and ruin in the early nineteenth century, Sawaneh-i Dehli, \u2013 written by a great admirer of the British Empire \u2013 offers a glimpse into one of the oldest cities in the Indian subcontinent.
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ISBN : 9789392130137
Pages : 120
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