Delhi by Khushwant Singh

Delhi by Khushwant Singh

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Sprawling over several centuries of Delhi's evolution, the novel is often bawdy and irreverent, but nonetheless is also a meticulous study of the history of the city. The author is also an historian who has written, "A History of the Sikhs" and "Delhi: A Portrait".

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Delhi by Khushwant Singh

This is the diary of a nature lover, patterned like the traditional Baramasi of Indian poets. It speaks of trees, flowers, fruits, birds, snakes, insects and animals that populate Delhi and its surroundings through the twelve months of the year. It is a book of wonder, noting the beauty of the many fairs and festivals celebrated in the country; telling the story of clouds, of what their shapes and movements mean; investigating why hailstorms come in spring and early summer and not in winter; writing about how birds communicate with each other and why their calls vary with the seasons. Woven into the text are poems by Kalidasa, Guru Nanak, Meer Taqi Meer, Mirza Ghalib, Akbar AIlahabadi, Rabindranath Tagore, Rudyard Kipling and many others. Delhi through the Seasons is Khushwant Singh's collaboration with Suddhasattwa Basu, one of India's finest painters of natural phenomena. A rare treasure.
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ISBN 13 9780140126198
ISBN 10 0140126198
Title Delhi
Author Khushwant Singh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House India
Year published 2016-02-01
Number of pages 392
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